Weinschwärmer 2022 Domaine David Beaupere What the schist gives it

What the schist gives it is energy rather than weight: red cherry

leaving a trail of faint herbal bitterness

With a unique taste and silky texture

In 2022 there was not enough fruit to go round

It is not slight

Weinschwärmer 2022 Domaine David Beaupere What the schist gives itThe Weinschwrmer is the elephant hawk moth, a creature that feeds on vine leaves and has ended up on a label, which is more or less how things work at this address. Michael Vlker and Melanie Drese treat the vineyard at Kitzingen as habitat as much as farmland, working with a local bat expert and giving part of every bottle to conservation. The wine is made on its skins, unfiltered, with no sulphur added. Citrus pith and stone fruit, a dry tannic