The vineyards are situated at the beginning of a long stretch of approx. 2 million vines.
Very fine bubbles along with nice fruit flavors - apple, pear, citrus - plus minerality from the stony (slate) vineyards.
Enjoy on its own as an aperitif or with delicate food, such as pike, lobster and scalops.
"Golden yellow color. Aromas and flavors of tart green apple, pineapple, scorched orange peel, and lemon marzipan with a satiny, lively, finely carbonated, dry medium body and a sleek, involved, medium-length finish revealing shades of lime zest, candied ginger, canned pineapple, and white flowers. Zippy acidity with lively aromatics make this a natural pairing with spicy and complex south east Asian cuisine or rich pork dishes."
- Beverage Testing Institute (November 2022), 92 pts - Gold Medal
"With its high acidity and bright fruit, Riesling can make excellent sparkling wine. This one is fresh and clean with firm acidity and pleasant aromas and flavors of orchard fruit and citrus. It doesn’t have the complexity of a Champagne that spend years on the lees, but it doesn’t have a Champagne price either. Made using the méthode champenoise with 12 months on the lees."
- I-winereview.com (December 2022), 90 pts
"Earthen and smoky yet vibrantly fresh in fruit, this slim Riesling sparkling offers pristine lemon and grapefruit flavors catapulted by a bristling spine of acidity. Elegant and racy, it's a perfumed, pleasantly dry-ish sip with a lean, penetrating finish. Anna LEE C. IIJIMA"
- Wine Enthusiast (October 2022), 89 pts
"Swirls of honey, tangerine, brioche and mineral perfume this lavishly floral sparkling wine. The palate is crispy and peachy but intently stony, too. An easy-drinking but elegant and satisfying sip with delicate effervescence. - Anna Lee C. Iijima"
- Wine Enthusiast (December 2019), 90 pts
"Delicate lemon and dusty mineral tones introduce this lovely traditional-method Riesling sekt. Juicy, intensely primary lemon, green-apple and grapefruit flavors are tinged with slate on the midpalate. It's a vibrant, cutting wine with persistent tiny bubbles.. - Anna Lee C. Iijima"
- Wine Enthusiast (April 2019), 90 pts
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"Brilliant light yellow straw. Vibrant and effusive aromas of ripe stone fruit with lime accents. Ripe fruit also shows on a full flavored, round and softly textured palate. Richly fruity without any residual sweetness. Well done!"
- International Wine Review (Champagnes & Sparkling Wines for the Holidays: The Best of 2018), 91 pts
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"This traditional-method Riesling sekt, made from a collection of Bernkastel vineyard sites, has been a consistent crowd pleaser from vintage to vintage. It's a cutting, spry wine with delicate, persistent bubbles and concentrated green apple, lemon and lime flavors. Brut in style, with revitalizing acidity and complexities of caramelized sugar and nuts, it makes an ideal apéritif. - Anna Lee Iijima"
Wine Enthusiast (December 1st 2017), 90 pts
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"Golden yellow color. Lively, complex aromas of roasted lemons and peaches, vanilla toffee, and grass with a supple, tangy, effervescent, dry-yet-fruity light-to-medium body and a smooth, nuanced, dried mango and papaya, lemon curd, gravel, and hint of fuel finish with no oak. A richly flavorful and multifaceted sparkler."
Beverage Testing Institute (December 10th 2015), 92 pts (Exceptional)
WORLD WINE CHAMPIONSHIPS AWARD: Gold Medal
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"Vibrantly effervescent, this is gorgeously perfumed with orange blossoms and tangerine zest. Fresh peach and grapefruit flavors are laced with delicate shards of lime acidity that linger elegantly on a long herbal finish.. — Anna Lee Iijima"
Wine Enthusiast (June 1st 2015), 89 pts
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"A heady bouquet of orange blossoms opens this lithe, vivaciously sparkling Riesling. Delicately moussed, it's elegant and spry on the palate with a shock of lemon-lime acidity that highlights luscious flavors of peach, apricot, honey and blossom. Lingers long on the finish with a delicate crushed-stone minerality. — Anna Lee Iijima"
Wine Enthusiast (December 1st 2014), 90 pts
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"Exuberantly floral, with notes of honeysuckle and orange blossom, yet not at all cloying or perfumy, this sparkler showcases all the delicacy and verve you expect from a Mosel Riesling. Softly effervescent, it's dry and spry on the palate, with an exceptionally long, peach-tinged finish. — Anna Lee Iijima"
Wine Enthusiast (February 2014), 91 pts + Editor's Choice
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"Thomas Hansen farms five acres of vines in Bernkastel, 90 percent riesling and ten percent pinot noir. His sparkling wine, bottle-fermented and left on the lees for a year, is elegant in its fine bubble and sleek in its flavor, with gently earthy, apple notes shaped by riesling acidity and Mosel minerality. It ends clean and fresh, a sparkling wine worthy of a seafood dinner."
Wine & Spirits Magazine (December 2013), 90 pts + BEST BUY
In 1919, Joseph Hansen founded the domain Hansen in Bernkastel, after he had taken over the vineyards from his brother. In 1956, his son, Reinhold, took over the winery. In ...
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