2016 Sankt Laurent Muschelkalk

Our Muschelkalk wines are a selection of our top grapes and barrels from the vineyards of the local wines. The wines grow here on soils with large intermediate layers of shell limestone. With Pinot Noir, only the best barrels mature longer.

The wine:
A strong red wine with a wild fruit of red berries and sour cherry. Fine, the herbaceous spice with a lot of zest and good finish. Strong international type with a lot of pressure and presence on the palate, yet elegant and finely crafted.

Origin:
Rheinhessen | Gau-Odernheim | Petersberg

Grape variety:
100 % Sankt Laurent

Viticulture: 100 % Barrique
The fully ripe grapes are picked by hand in several passes. This is followed by a maceration time of 12 hours. Fermentation takes place spontaneously on the mash, with subsequent standing time after fermentation of 4-6 weeks. The wine remains unadorned and matures 30% in new barriques, 30% in barriques from the second occupancy and the rest in third and fourth occupancy. After 15-18 months, the 4-5 best barrels are selected and filled without being filtered. The wine then matures in the bottle for another 8-10 months.

Soil: Kalk-Mergel | Muschelkalk
Vintage: 2016
Alcohol: 13,0 %
Residual sugar: 0,3 g/l
Acid: 4,7 g/l

Awards for our winery in 2021:
Gault Millau 3 Grapes
Eichelmann 4 Stars
Vinum Weinguide 3 Stars