Weisser Burgunder “Im Sonnenschein” GG 2018

Most of the vineyards on the edge of the Haard in the transition from the Rhine plain to the Palatinate Forest are oriented to the east. However, the Siebeldinger vineyard of the same name in the Queich valley is in the sunshine; because it is exposed to the south. The vineyard is situated at 160 to 250 meters and has a slope of 5 to 20 %. The up to 40 years old Pinot Blanc stands, southwest oriented, on shell limestone soil from the Triassic. The wine was aged in stainless steel after slow pressing and spontaneous fermentation.

medium straw yellow 

Already in the fragrance it becomes clear that this Pinot Blanc GG is a real flatterer. The Pinot Blanc seems so creamy on the nose, so fine and fragrant, and it is reminiscent of blossoms and yellow pears. But it becomes clear just as quickly that behind it lies a second tart, herbaceous and stony layer that brings tension and depth to the wine.

On the palate, the wine is juicy and finely wrought. The wine deliberately does without wood, and so the Pinot Blanc remains creamy due to the maturation on the fine lees, but it does not seem bulky or even fat. No, he has so to speak not a gram of bacon too much. Instead, it is all about clarity, finesse and minerality. And this actually makes it a Großes Gewächs - a title that only very few Pinot Blancs really deserve.