ViSecco Pinot Meunier bottle
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Wine

ViSecco Pinot Meunier

Jörg GeigerWineSparkling

Reviewed by Karl Hill, editor

85/100 How we score

Sources

Not content to just strip alcohol — Jörg Geiger dealcoholizes organic Pinot Meunier by vacuum distillation, then adds back meadow fruits, herbs and blossoms. The result is a genuinely original drink.

At a glance

Flavor profile
  • Floral
Structure
  • Soft bead
Mouthfeel
Dry and long, the herbs and blossom notes lingering.
What stands out
Pinot Meunier fruit and herbal notes from the botanical infusion — floral, slightly grassy, distinctive.
Perfect for
Anyone tired of NA sparkling that tastes like sweet apple juice — this reads as a serious aperitif.

Tasting notes

  1. 01

    Nose

    pinot Meunier fruit and herbal notes from the botanical infusion — floral, slightly grassy, distinctive.

  2. 02

    Palate

    Dry and elegant; the wine base gives it structure while the meadow-fruit infusion adds a herbal complexity that no straight dealcoholized sparkling has.

  3. 03

    Finish

    Dry and long, the herbs and blossom notes lingering.

The wine

ViSecco Pinot Meunier is dealcoholized from Germany. The base is Organic Pinot Meunier and Sauvignon Blanc wines, vinified conventionally before dealcoholization. Vacuum distillation of organic Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Meunier base wines, then refined with meadow fruits, herbs and blossoms (producer).

On the nose, pinot Meunier fruit and herbal notes from the botanical infusion — floral, slightly grassy, distinctive. On the palate, Dry and elegant; the wine base gives it structure while the meadow-fruit infusion adds a herbal complexity that no straight dealcoholized sparkling has. Mouthfeel: Dry and long, the herbs and blossom notes lingering. The finish is Dry and long, the herbs and blossom notes lingering.

Not content to just strip alcohol — Jörg Geiger dealcoholizes organic Pinot Meunier by vacuum distillation, then adds back meadow fruits, herbs and blossoms. The result is a genuinely original drink. Serve well chilled, in a flute or wine glass.

How to drink it

Well chilled, in a flute or wine glass.

How it was made

Classification: Dealcoholized

Evidence status: Documented

Method: Vacuum distillation of organic Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Meunier base wines, then refined with meadow fruits, herbs and blossoms (producer)

Sources 9 facts · 5 sources

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  • Secondary source Cited source handel.manufaktur-joerg-geiger.de

    ABV · Classification · Base beverage · Producer · Volume · Country · Method

  • Secondary source Cited source flaschenpost.ch

    Price

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  1. Outreach research note — TDS-0057 (Partially resolved)
  2. ViSecco — Manufaktur Jörg Geiger

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