LUNATIQUE 2024

Name: LUNATIQUE 2024
Brand: Racines Rebelles
SKU: SW-LU-RARE-LUNA-24
Price: 43.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Luxembourg , Moselle Luxembourgeoise

Deep ruby with a violet edge, translucent and alive. Fresh cherry, wild berries, orange peel, a whisper of smoke and white pepper. Delicate. Spiced. Hauntingly precise.

Wine Type: Red

Size: 750ml

Grapes: St. Laurent, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris

Drinking Window: Drink now – 2028

Vintage: 2024

Alcohol: 10.2%

Food Pairings: Duck breast · Mushroom risotto · Aged sheep cheese · Charcuterie

Nutrients: Per 100ml: energy 313 kJ / 75 kcal · carbohydrates 0 g, of which sugars 0 g · contains small amounts of fat, saturated fat, protein and salt · contains sulphites.

€43

Red wine from Luxembourg's Moselle is an exception, not a rule. The region is white wine country — Elbling, Riesling, Rivaner. Reds are rare here even in good years. In 2024, Kaja Kohv made Lunatique from St. Laurent, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Gris grown on ancient gypsum soil — and called it what it is: lunar, unpredictable, made against the odds.

St. Laurent is one of central Europe's most elusive red varieties. A direct offspring of Pinot Noir, it nearly went extinct in Germany — plantings once fell to just 27 hectares. What makes it worth the trouble is its ability to unite the structure of the Rhône with the elegance of Burgundy, at alcohol levels that feel effortless. Here, at 10.2%, on cool-climate gypsum, it delivers exactly that.

Every parcel was harvested and macerated separately — 5 to 13 days depending on ripeness — to manage tannin with precision. Twelve months on the lees in old oak, unfiltered, almost no sulphur. We have 6 bottles. That's not a marketing line.

Harvested by hand from 20 to 30-year-old vines on gypsum soil. 5 to 13 days skin contact depending on parcel, spontaneous fermentation in old oak barrels, 12 months sur lie, unfiltered. Zero residual sugar. Total sulphites under 8 mg/l.

Serve lightly chilled at 14–16°C — this is a red wine that benefits from a cooler temperature. 20 minutes in the fridge before opening works perfectly. A quick 15-minute decant opens it up beautifully.