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Albrecht Schwegler

Korb • Germany

aaron-und-julia-schwegler.jpgImage: Weingut Albrecht Schwegler
Barrique cellar in a German winery (Symbolic photo)

Albrecht Schwegler

Steinstraße 37
71404 Korb
Germany
Phone: +49 7151 3040137
Fax: +49 7151 34978
Internet: www.albrecht-schwegler.de
E‑mail: weingut@albrecht-schwegler.de

Albrecht Schwegler, who still runs a mechanical engineering company as his main job, founded a small winery with his wife Andrea in 1990. Although this was initially only a sideline, Schwegler quickly achieved cult status with his three red wine cuvées Beryll, Saphir and Granat. Today, their son Aaron and daughter-in-law Julia run the business, which has grown from two hectares to over 15 hectares. The winery no longer produces only red wine cuvées. Riesling and Chardonnay have been added to the range of white wines, while single-varietal Pinot Noirs and Lembergers have expanded the red wine collection.

Although the Schwegler family has always cultivated its vineyards according to ecological principles, it was not until recently that it decided to have its winery certified as organic. It is important to Aaron Schwegler to cultivate every vine in every plot in such a way that its grapes can produce the best possible wine – nature permitting. Almost all wines are aged in wood and undergo neither fining nor any other treatment before bottling.

The wines at a glance

Pétillant NaturelrosédryBlauer TrollingerMuskattrollinger

2019 “Endless Summer”

Germany

Lot number 1/2020 • 11.5 % vol alcohol

16.5🯅🯅🯅⚖

Tasted on 20 September 2021 by our jury

16🯅

Tasted on 20 September 2021 by Werner Elflein

16🯅⚖

Tasted on 6 August 2021 by Werner Elflein

16🯅🯅

Tasted on 6 August 2021 by Werner Elflein and Julia Elflein

Cuvée of Trollinger and Muskattrollinger. Reflective dark rosé. After opening the bottle, first of all with a fine scent of sweet cherry and almond, later covered by nutmeg. Very fine tannin structure, discreet wood barrel note, lactic nuances. Multilayered finish. Very good length. A quite elegant Pétillant Naturel that shows both grape varieties from their best side.

WinereddryBlauer LimbergerBlauer ZweigeltCabertin

2018 “Beryll” Qualitätswein trocken

Germany

Württemberg • Geschützte geografische Angabe (g. g. A.)

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 418 3 22 • 14 % vol alcohol

16🯅

Tasted on 12 March 2025 by Werner Elflein

Cuvée from 79%nbsp;% Zweigelt, 13 % Cabertin and 8 % Lemberger. Opaque black-red colour. Changing, rusty-spicy aroma, initially raspberry, then alternating between blackberry and blueberry. Bordeaux-style with distinctive, ripe, harmoniously polymerised tannins. Good interplay of tannins and fruit. Expressive length.

WinereddryBlauer LimbergerCabernet FrancSyrah

2012 “Beryll” Qualitätswein trocken

Germany

Württemberg • Geschützte geografische Angabe (g. g. A.)

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 418 3 15 • 13.5 % vol alcohol

16🯅

Tasted on 9 April 2020 by Werner Elflein

WinereddryBlauer LimbergerBlauer ZweigeltCabertin

2012 “Granat” Qualitätswein trocken

Germany

Württemberg • Geschützte geografische Angabe (g. g. A.)

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 418 1 15 • 14.5 % vol alcohol

18🯅

Tasted on 27 August 2023 by Werner Elflein

Bordeaux-style cuvée. Dark, opaque garnet red colour. Distinctive yet subtle roasted aromas on the nose. Aromas of redcurrant, cocoa and mild coffee. There is also an ethereal component in the background. Intense, but also well-polished, coarse-grained tannins due to bottle ageing. Great depth of fruit. Elegant acidity. Has still potential for more years. Excellent length. Very persistent.

WinereddryBlauer ZweigeltSyrah

2012 “Saphir” Qualitätswein trocken

Germany

Württemberg • Geschützte geografische Angabe (g. g. A.)

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 418 2 15 • 14 % vol alcohol

17🯅

Tasted on 18 March 2023 by Werner Elflein

Opaque black red. Concentrated aroma of sweet cherry and cassis with a fine note of milk chocolate. Harmony between fruit, well-integrated roasted aromas and acidity. Herbal finish. Excellent length.

WinereddryBlauer LimbergerBlauer Zweigelt

2011 “Beryll” Qualitätswein trocken

Germany

Württemberg • Geschützte geografische Angabe (g. g. A.)

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 418 3 14 • 13.5 % vol alcohol

17🯅

Tasted on 13 June 2016 by Werner Elflein

Not completely opaque, dark red with a slight violet touch. Spicy and smoky fragrance with chocolaty toasted notes and a fruity touch. Ignoring the cuvée (from Lemberger and Zweigelt), it is probably most likely to evoke associations that would suggest a Bordeaux origin if the fruit were not quite so sweet. A complexly interwoven nose makes it almost impossible to recognise a single fruit. Apart from aromas of black cherry, the mention of dark forest berries is only an attempt at an ultimately vague description. The “Beryll” glides surprisingly weightlessly over the tongue, but still shows itself to be a highly concentrated red wine with an impressive and memorable, because quite idiosyncratic and individual, taste profile that is second to none. The predominantly velvety and fine sandy, but also pleasantly angular tannins deliver a gripping duel with the fruitiness in the mouth on the basis of a stable acid foundation. In the finish, all the flavour carriers meet once again together on the big stage to bow before the audience, only to slowly disappear over a kilometre-long catwalk.

WinereddryBlauer ZweigeltCabertin

2011 “Granat” Qualitätswein trocken

Germany

Württemberg • Geschützte geografische Angabe (g. g. A.)

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 418 1 14 • 14.5 % vol alcohol

17.5🯅

Tasted on 15 April 2022 by Werner Elflein

Opaque black red. Toasty spicy nose of dark red berries with hints of chocolate and coffee. Sophisticated red wine cuvée of Zweigelt and Cabertin in Bordeaux style. Present, but in the meantime well integrated by maturity, sandy to coarse-grained tannins. Excellent balance between fruit, tannins and supporting acidity. Excellent length.

WinereddryBlauer LimbergerBlauer Zweigelt

2011 “Saphir” Qualitätswein trocken

Germany

Württemberg • Geschützte geografische Angabe (g. g. A.)

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 418 2 14 • 14 % vol alcohol

15🯅

Tasted on 28 January 2023 by Werner Elflein

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