Pfaffenwies 2021

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With approximately 3000 hectares, Rheingau is one of the smallest wine growing regions in Germany. The Pfaffenwies vineyards, predominantly south and south-west facing are characterized by the humid warmth of the Rhine, shallow, stony Hunsruck slate and Taunus quartzite soils and the deep loess in the lower slopes. 

After three years characterized by warm summers and low rainfall, 2021 presented with a cool and wet summer that challenged viticulturally. After a warm winter, it was feared that there would be an early bud break, but a cold spring luckily slowed down the development of nature. Due to cool temperatures in July and August, harvest only started in mid-September. The grapes were extremely varied in quality and quantity, as there was back and forth in terms of weather throughout the year. 

Wines from Pfaffenwies typically show yellow fruit and some florality (chamomile), they tend to have great tension and a robust finish.

Residual Sugar 4.7g/l; Total Acidity 9.6g/l; Alcohol 11.33%