Nahesteiner Weissburgunder 2024

Wine description for Nahesteiner Weissburgunder 2024 by Diel

Colour & appearance

Sparkling, pale golden yellow with a clear brilliance in the glass.

Nose

An aromatic profile of exquisite finesse: apple, pear and quince, accompanied by the hint of a summer meadow in full bloom. Beneath this lie delicate notes of almonds, toasted baguette, aniseed and fennel fronds – elegant, playful and inviting.

Palate

Juicy and lively, with a fine mineral streak and invigorating acidity. The ageing in wooden casks remains discreetly in the background, lending subtle spice rather than weight. Dry, linear and pleasingly buoyant at 12% alcohol.

Finish

It fades out fresh and clean, with an aftertaste of pome fruit and the lightly nutty, herbal spice already promised on the nose.

Terroir & origin

Schlossgut Diel in Burg Layen is among the finest estates the Nahe has to offer – a VDP winery run by Caroline Diel as the seventh generation. Each of the estate’s three Großen Lagen possesses its own geological fingerprint: grey Devonian slate in Pittermännchen, gravelly clay in Goldloch, iron-rich clay in Burgberg. It is from this diversity that the estate draws the clear, mineral signature for which it stands.

Grape variety & vinification

Pure Weißburgunder (Pinot Blanc). The grapes are gently pressed; fermentation and maturation take place in stainless steel tanks and wooden casks made from local oak forests – a combination that preserves freshness while simultaneously giving the wine depth.

Food recommendations

The delicate spice and nutty undertone make it versatile at the table: wonderful with mushroom dishes such as chanterelles, with chicken in an almond crust, with asparagus with hollandaise, with trout on herb butter, or with a goat’s cheese with walnuts and honey.

Special features

The fact that an estate wine shows so much personality is down to the house style: Diel stands for white wines without frills – clear, mineral and honest. This Nahesteiner captures exactly that and is one of the most reliable voices for Weißburgunder on the Nahe.