A bone-dry Grosses Gewächs from the top VDP vineyard site in Siebeldingen, bringing the purist terroir style of the Palatinate impressively into the glass.
Deep ruby red with garnet reflections, clear and brilliant in the glass.
Nose
Dark cherries, blackberries and plums, accompanied by fine notes of forest floor, dried herbs and a hint of roasted aromas.
Palate
Powerful and linear with dense tannins, juicy dark fruit and a fine acid structure – the finish lingers with length and taut minerality.
Character
A bold, uncompromisingly dry Pinot Noir of crystalline clarity – Burgundian elegance meets Palatinate directness.
Pairing
Herb-crusted rack of lamb, duck breast with cherry jus or mushroom risotto with Parmesan.
Notes
From the south-facing top VDP vineyard site Im Sonnenschein; the estate is organically certified and a member of respekt-BIODYN, farming its top sites biodynamically. A Grosses Gewächs that embodies Hansjörg Rebholz's philosophy of unadorned terroir wine.
Tasting note
Character
A Großes Gewächs bearing the unmistakable Rebholz signature: bone-dry, linear, without any cosmetic additions. Dark berry fruit meets cool minerality, fine-grained tannins and a taut, almost crystalline structure. A Spätburgunder that relies not on opulence but on clarity – Pinot Noir as a terroir-faithful snapshot of the Palatinate, with the length and backbone one expects from a wine of this calibre.
Terroir & Origin
The Im Sonnenschein vineyard site in Siebeldingen ranks among the estate’s top VDP crus. South-facing and shaped by Muschelkalk (shell limestone), it yields Großes Gewächs wines of crystalline precision year after year. On the edge of the Palatinate Forest, Rebholz cultivates a mosaic of terroirs comprising four rock formations – Rotliegendes, Buntsandstein (coloured sandstone), slate and Muschelkalk – across a total of 26 hectares. Robert Parker once described the estate as delivering the sharpest and most precise interpretation of Palatinate terroir.
Grape Variety & Vinification
Spätburgunder, the German name for Pinot Noir, meets Muschelkalk in this vineyard site. The estate has been certified organic since 2005 and has been a member of respekt-BIODYN since 2015 – ecological conviction paired with artisanal consistency. The family’s philosophy, which dates back to Eduard Rebholz, has remained unchanged for generations: natural wines, unadorned, without chaptalisation, always fully fermented to dryness.
Food Pairings
The combination of silky fruit, chalky minerality and firm tannins makes this wine ideal for duck breast with red cabbage, saddle of venison in juniper jus or rack of lamb with Provençal herbs. It also reveals its full breadth alongside mushroom dishes – porcini risotto, for instance – and mature hard cheese. A wine for the laid table, not for a quick drink.
