A bone-dry Grosses Gewächs from the rare Burrweiler Schäwer slate vineyard site, bringing the pure Palatinate terroir into the glass with floral aromatics, energetic acidity and cool minerality.
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Fragrant and open with notes of jasmine, fresh grapes, herbs and citrus hints, underpinned by fine slate spice.
Palate
A light creaminess meets tart, zesty citrus notes, good grip and a tonic blend of acidity and slate minerality – fully fermented dry with palpable energy.
Character
A taut, pure Palatinate Riesling with wonderful vibrancy – powerful yet not heavy, with crystalline clarity and vibrating freshness.
Pairing
Ideal with pan-fried pike-perch with herb butter, crisp asparagus with hollandaise sauce or spicy Asian dishes with lime and chilli.
Notes
From the monopole vineyard Schäwer with its slate soil, rare for the region, which lends the wine its cool spice and structure; biodynamically farmed and vinified in stainless steel with six months’ ageing on fine lees.
Tasting note
Colour & appearance
Medium straw yellow with a clear, vibrant reflection – a wine that reveals its cool provenance even in the glass.
Nose
A fragrant Palatinate GG that shows itself to be more open than the other Grosses Gewächse of the vintage. Jasmine and white blossoms meet ripe grapes, accompanied by a pronounced slate spice reminiscent of wet slate slabs. Herbal hints and slightly citrus notes complete the picture.
Palate
A light creaminess meets bitter notes and good grip. The wine possesses a wonderful vibrancy – a tonic blend of acidity, slate minerality and citrus-zesty accents. Fully fermented through, pure but not purist. There is plenty of energy here, a tension-charged 12-volt wine.
Finish
Long and precise, with lingering slate spice and a saline aftertaste that makes its origin unmistakable.
Terroir & origin
The Burrweiler Schäwer is a rarity: a slate vineyard site, otherwise scarcely found in the Palatinate. The vineyard stretches up to 300 metres below the forest edge, its dark slate lending the Rieslings power and a distinctive, cool spiciness. At Rebholz, the VDP estate from Siebeldingen, this terroir has been interpreted in an uncompromisingly dry style for generations.
Grape variety & vinification
Riesling, destemmed with 24 hours of skin contact, pre-clarification and natural sedimentation. Fermentation took place in stainless steel, followed by six months of maturation on the fine lees – a process that preserves varietal clarity and gives the wine its fine texture.
Food recommendations
The bitter structure and slate-driven spice make this wine an ideal partner for pan-fried sea bream with fennel, asparagus with hollandaise sauce or smoked trout with horseradish. Also an exciting combination with mature Comté.
Special features
The Schäwer is the fourth Grosses Riesling-Gewächs of the Rebholz brothers and the only one from a slate vineyard site – a terroir rarely encountered in the region. The combination of open fragrance, bitter structure and this rare soil formation makes it the most distinctive GG of the vintage.
