Lost Barrels - it all started with a single drop

It all started with a single drop …

… and turned out to be the worst flood of the Ahr region.

The Flood

Imagine the unthinkable happens: a flood destroys everything you’ve ever worked for. Overnight, nothing is the same anymore…

This fate met Meike and Dörte Näkel in July 2021. With their VDP.Weingut Meyer-Näkel on the Ahr, the raging waters swept away the entire 2020 vintage.

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A new
Beginning

The two sisters are able to free themselves from their flooded wine cellar. They are carried away by the masses of water and are able to cling to a tree with their last strength. They remain here for eight interminable hours.

“We literally saw our existence swimming away. But instead of seeing the catastrophe we spoke about the opportunity of doing something new. A clear slate – something that you don’t get very often in life.”

DÖRTE AND MEIKE NÄKEL

The Miracle

“In the days following the flood, nine intact barrels were found in villages several miles away. Our “Lost Barrels”. A precious gift. The only wines left of our 2020 vintage. The barrels contained untouched Pinot Noir wines from our best vineyards.”

— Dörte & Meike Näkel

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Lost Barrels
Wines

“The barrels contained untouched Pinot Noir wines from our best vineyards. We decided to bottle these nine different, ultra-rare wines and introduce them to wine-lovers on a tour around the world.”

DÖRTE AND MEIKE NÄKEL

“It all started out with a drop of water and turned into a devastating flood” The design of the bottles was inspired by this first drop.

In the dark, the bottles reveal their secret. The locations of the barrels with the coordinates where they were found. Lights out – let the show begin.

A true Treasure

only 280 Bottles
of each Barrel available

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The
Global Tour

We will send these wines on a journey from Europe to the USA and Asia.

We will celebrate the “Lost Barrels” during three events in our partner’s restaurants with a selected audience of opinion leading gourmets and journalists.

BERLIN — Nov ‘23
BANGKOK — Dec ‘23
NEW YORK — TBD