A biodynamic Palatinate Chardonnay from limestone-dominated parcels around Siebeldingen, which, following maturation in barrique, unites mineral coolness with crystalline clarity.
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Mineral and cool, with notes of wet blackboard chalk and petrichor, behind them restrained fruit of pome fruits and citrus, subtly smoky in the upper register.
Palate
Grippy and compact with a firm mineral foundation, aromas of mirabelle plum, apple and green apricot, alongside hints of fresh pastry, saline minerality, citric freshness and salted almonds with epic length.
Character
Powerful and precise with incredible tension on the palate, a chalky-cool nature and seductive smoky notes – a terroir wine of uncompromising directness.
Pairing
Fine fish such as turbot or zander, white poultry in a delicate herb jus, mature hard cheese.
Notes
Certified organic and a member of respekt-BIODYN, pressed in a basket press and fermented and matured in small oak casks; crystalline structure from deep limestone-clay soils.
Tasting note
Colour & appearance
Straw yellow with luminous, almost silvery reflections. Clear and cool in the glass, without any opulence – a wine that keeps its distance even visually, pointing to substance rather than spectacle.
Nose
Almost silent at first. Wet blackboard chalk and petrichor – that scent of summer rain on hot asphalt – dominate the opening minutes. Only with air does the fruit emerge: pome fruit, citrus, a delicate smoky note in the background. No lavish Chardonnay gesture, but a restrained, almost ascetic aromatic profile that promises more than it reveals.
Palate
Compact and grippy on the attack, with a mineral foundation that carries everything before the fruit even kicks in. Mirabelle plum, green apricot, apple – all cool, all shaped by limestone. Beneath this lies a saline minerality that tightens the wine and lends it a tension rarely found in German Chardonnays. The ageing in barrique reveals itself in a texture reminiscent of fresh baked goods – not sweet, but with a quiet, nutty depth. Salted almonds on the finish, accompanied by a citrus-framed freshness that prevents the wine from ever becoming heavy despite its power.
Finish
Long and penetrating, with a smoky note that slowly dissolves and a saline minerality that still marks the palate minutes later. No abrupt ending, but a slow exhalation – a wine that takes its time and demands the same of you.
Terroir & origin
The grapes come from limestone-dominated parcels around Siebeldingen in the Palatinate, where deep clay soils with limestone content and pebbles provide drainage and mineral character. Weingut Rebholz, organically certified since 2005 and a member of respekt-BIODYN since 2015, works here with a geological diversity ranging from Rotliegend through Buntsandstein to Muschelkalk. In this mosaic, the Chardonnay finds its own voice – cool, chalky, uncompromisingly dry.
Grape variety & vinification
100% Chardonnay, pressed in a vertical basket press, fermented and aged in small oak casks. The ageing in barrique gives the wine structure and depth without overpowering it – the wood remains in the background, a framework rather than a costume. With 12.5% vol. alcohol and bone-dry residual sugar, it is a wine of precision, not opulence.
Food recommendations
A wine that calls for substance. Pan-fried turbot with brown butter and almonds would be a congenial match, as would guinea fowl with Jerusalem artichoke and beurre blanc. It also shows what it is made of alongside mature Comté or a porcini risotto: power that has no need to shout.
Special characteristics
What distinguishes this Chardonnay is its cool reduction. In a region famous for its Rieslings, Rebholz proves that international varieties can also find a Palatinate identity here – not through adaptation, but through consistency. The wine is organically certified and comes from biodynamic viticulture (respekt-BIODYN), yet this is not its selling point but simply a matter of course. Its true strength lies in the tension between mineral coolness and yeasty depth – a Chardonnay that does not ingratiate itself but makes demands. A wine for those who bring patience and wish to be rewarded.
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