A dry Pinot Gris from the Palatinate, sourced from various parcels with quartz and loess soils and aged in stainless steel. A fresh, juicy wine with fine spice and a mineral trace.
9,66€12,88€ / l
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Bottler: Winery Michael Andres, Hauptstr. 33A, 67152 Ruppertsberg/Pfalz / Germany
In the glass
Colour
Pale golden yellow with delicate green reflections.
Nose
Fresh and invigorating with notes of pear, apricot and apple, accompanied by subtle walnut hints, a touch of stone and anise, as well as a fine mineral-smoky trace.
Palate
Juicy and refreshing with abundant fruit and fine spice on the palate; perfect drinkability.
Character
An uncomplicated, lively Pinot Gris for everyday enjoyment with fantastic value for money.
Pairing
Ideal with light pasta dishes, white poultry or fresh salads with citrus dressing.
Notes
The combination of quartz and loess soils lends the wine its distinctive minerality and freshness; ageing in stainless steel preserves the pure fruit and the clear varietal character.
Tasting note
Colour & Appearance
Pale golden yellow with delicate green reflections — clear and fresh in the glass, like a young Palatinate summer’s day.
Nose
Fresh and invigorating: pear, apricot and apple meet delicate walnut notes. A hint of stones and aniseed, accompanied by a wonderful mineral, smoky trace — this is the signature of the quartz and loess soils.
Palate
Juicy and refreshing on the palate, it unfolds with abundant fruit and fine spice. The texture is supple, the drinkability simply perfect — the bottle seems to empty almost of its own accord. A wine that demonstrates Pinot Gris from the Palatinate can offer far more than mere approachability.
Finish
Clear and precise, with a lingering note of citrus fruit and that smoky minerality reminiscent of wet stone. Dry, without any heaviness.
Terroir & Origin
The grapes come from parcels with quartz and loess soils in the Mittelhaardt — that part of the Palatinate where Michael Andres has been cultivating his seven hectares since 1993. While his steep vineyard sites such as Deidesheimer Mäushöhle are composed of red sandstone, this wine expresses the other side of the terroir: the quartz and loess soils that lend the Pinot Gris its juicy fruit and accessible structure.
Grape Variety & Vinification
Pinot Gris — vinified here as Grauburgunder — from various parcels, aged in stainless steel. No wood, no distraction: Andres lets the fruit speak for itself. Biodynamic farming since 2006 remains in the background but is reflected in the vibrant, unadorned aromatic profile.
Food Pairings
A wine for everyday enjoyment that also brings pure pleasure at the table. With grilled vegetables, mildly prepared Palatinate Saumagen, asparagus with hollandaise sauce or a simple goat’s cheese tart — wherever freshness and structure are called for.
Special Features
The value for money is fantastic: here you get the quality-driven philosophy of a winemaker otherwise associated with steep vineyard sites such as Mäushöhle or Reiterpfad, in an everyday-friendly form. A wine that shows Michael Andres’ hallmark — precision over volume, character over crowd-pleasing — holds true even at entry level.
