Distinctly stony, like fresh pebbles from the slope’s scree, accompanied by crisp green and yellow stone fruit, citrus notes, blossoms and lichen.
Palate
Invitingly juicy and rounded with ripe stone fruit, a creamy yet nonchalant texture, linear precision, fine spice, a gentle grip and vibrant minerality.
Character
Puristic without seeming austere – a bone-dry, mineral-driven Palatinate Riesling of cool elegance and astonishing density.
Pairing
Ideal with pan-fried pike-perch or sea bass, crisp asparagus with hollandaise sauce, and delicate veal dishes.
Notes
Sourced from the young parcel ‘Siebeldinger Ganshorn’ within the monopole vineyard site ‘Im Sonnenschein’, on soils of coloured sandstone scree, gravel and clay; fermentation in stainless steel and six months’ ageing on fine lees lend it its creamy texture – from the organic-certified estate Rebholz, a respekt-BIODYN member since 2015.
Tasting note
Colour & appearance
Medium straw yellow, clear and bright in the glass – the first indication of the estate’s precise signature.
Nose
Remarkably pure and stony, almost as if pebbles from the slope’s gravel lay directly in the glass. Behind this, crisp green and yellow stone fruit, citrus notes, blossom and a hint of lichen. Puristic, yet by no means austere or unapproachable.
Palate
Invitingly juicy and rounded, with ripe stone fruit and a creamy, nonchalant texture. Beneath this, everything remains linear and precise: fine spice, light grip, vibrant minerality. Remarkable: all this depth and power at just 12% abv – bone-dry without heaviness.
Finish
Long, taut and saline-mineral, with lingering stoniness and fine tension.
Terroir & origin
The “Ganz Horn” parcel lies within the south-facing Siebeldingen vineyard site Im Sonnenschein, at an altitude of 160 to 250 metres. Unlike the shell limestone-dominated remainder of the site, this soil is geologically young: gravel with coloured sandstone, pebbles and clay from the Pleistocene – and it is precisely this stoniness that one can taste.
Grape variety & vinification
Riesling, fermented after destemming with approximately 24 hours of skin contact. Fermentation took place in stainless steel, followed by six months’ maturation on the fine lees – which explains the creaminess without diluting precision.
Food pairings
Ideal with pike-perch prepared char-style with butter sauce, scampi with lemon, white poultry in cream sauce or a Palatinate vegetable pan with fresh herbs.
Special features
For four generations, Rebholz has stood for uncompromisingly dry terroir wines – certified organic since 2005, a member of respekt-BIODYN since 2015. Since 2018, the wine has borne simply the name Ganz Horn. A Grosses Gewächs that proves power does not require alcohol.
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