A reason to celebrate: With its elegant 2020 l’Artiste Rosé, German sparkling wine house VAUX has taken first place in Falstaff’s Rosé Sparkling wine ranking, leaving several prominent producers behind.
For international wine audiences, German Sekt remains one of Europe’s most exciting sparkling wine categories to discover. At its best, it is precise, elegant and traditionally crafted, often made with the same second fermentation in bottle associated with Champagne. VAUX l’Artiste Rosé 2020 shows just how compelling this category can be when French elegance, Rheingau fruit and German craftsmanship come together.
The signature of VAUX is clearly recognizable in this wine: a combination of French finesse and creaminess with German fruit. Made from Spätburgunder, Germany’s name for Pinot Noir, l’Artiste Rosé 2020 displays a harmonious profile of “fine ripe berry fruit, ripe apple, apple peel, brioche, cinnamon stick, lemon and subtle caramel,” as described by the Falstaff tasting panel. The tasters further note that this sparkling wine from the excellent 2020 vintage is “finely and densely woven on the palate, with compact, delicately off-dry fruit, fine mousse, a creamy, mineral-toned core, fresh acidity, elegance and good length.”
It is therefore little surprise that this specialty from the Eltville-based sparkling wine house was awarded 94 points and ranked as Germany’s best rosé Sekt by Falstaff, one of the leading wine publications in the German-speaking world.
We are especially delighted by this recognition, as it confirms precisely the path we have chosen for VAUX. l’Artiste stands for our vision of combining the experience of our house with new creative energy.
The l’Artiste Rosé 2020 is not a Sekt of instant effect. It thrives on tension, depth and a distinctive sense of balance. It seduces with delicacy and charm, while remaining sophisticated, structured and particularly long on the finish.
In doing so, l’Artiste Rosé captures precisely the stylistic signature that defines VAUX today: German-French, European, self-assured. The grapes grow in the Rheingau, one of Germany’s most historic wine regions along the Rhine, while vinification and ageing are inspired by French sparkling wine expertise. The result is a Sekt that does not understand origin narrowly, but expansively: as a union of cool fruit, fine wood, long maturation and precise craftsmanship.
l’Artiste Rosé is available in the USA, Belgium and the Netherlands.
The sparkling wine house VAUX was founded in Berlin in 1868, developed its sparkling wine production in Metz from the 1890s onward and has been based in Eltville in the Rheingau since 1921. More than 155 years of experience, several historic locations and a distinct German-French identity make VAUX a singular name within European sparkling wine culture.
With the l’Artiste line, VAUX underlines this ambition particularly clearly. These sparkling wines stand for renewal, complexity and the courage not simply to preserve tradition, but to develop it further.
“VAUX has always known how to evolve without losing its identity,” says Christoph Graf. “Today, our task is to carry the finest elements of our heritage into the future: French savoir-vivre, German precision, Rheingau fruit and uncompromising Sekt expertise.”
The sparkling wine house VAUX, founded in 1868, combines French elegance with German fruit. Originally based in Berlin, the company relocated from Chateau de VAUX to Eltville in the Rheingau after the First World War and developed into a renowned sparkling wine producer. VAUX stands for a harmonious combination of European traditions in sparkling wine production.
Sektmanufaktur Schloss VAUX AG
Kiedricher Strasse 18a
65343 Eltville
Germany
