Wijnkasteel – Zwarte Parel 2013 – Bronze Sea Breeze

Congratulations to Wijnkasteel with their Zwarte Parel (Black Pearl) 2013 which received a bronze medal at The World’s Finest Glass of Bubbly awards 2017.

A panel of 36 top industry wine judges tasted all the entries for 2017 and were able to not only scores wines with medals, but also place them in to easy to understand categories such as Sea Breeze: “Some of us love refreshing, almost very zesty style of wines. When you taste this wine you will imagine yourself standing on the beach and tasting those tiny sea drops in the air.”

“The Zwarte Parel is stored entirely in rust free barrels. At the time of bottling, both yeast and sugar are added, so that the fermentation in the bottle can take place. With this method, carbon monoxide is created. Following the “Méthode Traditionnelle” the wine must then ripen in the bottle together with these additions for at least 18 months.”

“In 1993, the ‘Kiezelingenbos’ was planted with a special variety of Chardonnay plants, which are exceptionally well suited for the making of Sparkling wines. Already then it was our intention to produce a sparkling wine, once the vineyards were ten years old. Therefore in 2003 we had our first harvest with the intention of making a sparkling wine. Of this sparkling wine we have two varieties for sale: the “Zwarte Parel Brut” and the “Zilveren Parel Brut”.”