Andersen Nobel 2023

Andersen Winery Nobel 2023 (12% ABV)

A still white wine made entirely from Danish Belle de Boskoop apples — not a sparkling, not a cider, but Andersen Winery's deliberate interpretation of a serious, barrel-aged white wine using fruit instead of grapes. The must is produced from a blend of early and late harvested Belle de Boskoop apples, cryoconcentrated to intensify flavour and sugar density, then fermented on a combination of new and lightly used French oak barrels from top cooperages in Beaune and Ladoix (Chassin, Cadus). Weekly bâtonnage over several months builds texture and integrates oak, followed by a minimum of 12 months' barrel ageing before the final blend is assembled.

Tasting notes: Ripe apple on the nose alongside tropical fruit — melon, peach — with butter, toasted nuts, brioche and a subtle oak presence beneath. The palate is intense, driven by a clean, bright acidity that keeps the richness in check, finishing long and balanced. In blind tastings, sommeliers have placed it alongside white Burgundy — Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet have been cited — which tells you everything about the weight, structure and ambition of this wine. Currently poured at restaurants in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Zürich, Paris, Berlin, Copenhagen, Stockholm and Oslo. Serve alone, or with fish, white meat, asparagus, sourdough with beurre blanc, hollandaise, or brown butter dishes.