Weightstone WE Cremant No.4 Brut Nature NV

Today, Weightstone has expanded to making some 10,000 bottles of seven wines from grapes sourced from four vineyards. But with only around 60 hectares of land under vines in the whole of Taiwan, winemaking there remains a niche industry.

Grape Varietals & Region: A blend of Heihou, Jinxiang, Mushan, Honey Red, Musi from Taichung, Taiwan. It has a subtropical climate, at 480 metres altitude, once the shoreline of an ancient lake, in Puli (埔里) in the south-east of Taichung. There were still stone fishing weights carved by aboriginal fishermen there – hence Ben named the winery Weightstone.

Taste Profile: Salmon pink with fine effervescence. It has aromas of rich tropical fruit like green plum, hard white peach, lotus root, white grapefruit, dragon fruit. On the palate, notes of light ginger spice, soft lemon mineral tones, crisp green plum followed by a salty aftertaste

Winemaking Process: Methode Traditionelle, wild yeast fermented at low temperature, secondary fermentation in the bottle for 14 months and bottled without added sugar