Soma Vines 'First Dance' Pinot Noir 2022

Country:Germany  

Region: Pfalz   

Style: Red, Still   

Product info: 100% Pinot Noir 

4 days skin contact, semi-carbonic, Aged 7 weeks in old oak 225L barrels. (850 bottles produced) 

This is our first primeur wine in celebration of Beaujolais Nouveau Day, which takes place every 3rd Thursday of  November. Who said we can't join the festivities just because we're in Germany!? 

On the 13th of September 2023, we picked Pinot Noir grapes from our vineyards in Eckelsheim. 4 days on the skins,  semi carbonic, clay & limestone soil, farmed organically. 

Fermented and aged just 7 weeks in old oak barrels. 

Juicy, structured, great length, nice acidity. Too good to be a primeur. ;) 

Something deliciously fun for all to try.  

About the Producer: "Antoine is originally from Marseille. He studied oenology at the winemaking school in  Alsace, France. After some years working for different wineries in Germany such as Sekthaus Griesel and Domaine  Brand et Fils in France, he joined forces with SOMA to begin making his own range of low-intervention wines. Daisy is originally from Norwich, UK. After years of working in the hospitality industry, she went on to study wine,  which led her to London and New York working for well-known companies such as Majestic Wine and Chambers  Street Wines. After founding SOMA VINES in Berlin, which started as an importing and distributing company in  2018, then further developed into a winemaking project with Antoine. Their first vintage was 2020. 

"We have close to 3 hectares of organic vines that we rent in Rheinhessen and we buy grapes from Weingut Nägele  in Baden. We work with people who share the same philosophy and grow organic and biodynamic grapes in the  vineyard. In the cellar, we work low intervention. Spontaneous fermentation, no fining, no filtration and no to low  added SO2 in the wines."