Spätburgunder Muschelkalk 2020 from Weingut J. Neus
The Weingut J. Neus Spätburgunder Muschelkalk 2020 is a dry VDP.Gutswein from Ingelheim in Rheinhessen with red berry fruit aromas accompanied by subtle tobacco and roasted notes. A finely structured wine, with powerful spice and present tannins, and the scent of juicy cherries. A wine that comes exclusively from plots with soils of shell limestone subsoil. Somewhat finer and silkier than the Rouge and, especially in dry years, endowed with present acidity and freshness.
Spätburgunder from Shell Limestone – Winemaking at J. Neus
The grapes for VDP.Gutsweine grow in the winery's own vineyards around Ingelheim. That is why they are allowed to bear the eagle, the trademark of the Association of German Prädikat Wine Estates, on their capsule. These wines offer a good introduction to the style of Weingut J. Neus at a high qualitative level. The focus of the aromatics here is the varietal typicality of the traditional grape varieties of Rheinhessen, such as Spätburgunder.
The Burgundy grapes for this Spätburgunder grow on loamy Ingelheim soils with shell limestone subsoil. The vineyards are managed in an environmentally friendly way and are in conversion to organic viticulture. The grapes are harvested exclusively by hand at optimal ripeness and selected again at the winery to obtain the best, healthy grape material as the starting point for this red wine, with Betriebsleiter Simon Kissmann and Neus winemaker Toni Frank working hand in hand.
Traditional mash fermentation takes place spontaneously in wooden fermentation vessels. The Spätburgunder Muschelkalk 2020 was stored for 20 months in large, old oak barrels (1200l Stückfass). All red wines are drawn off unfiltered from the barrel. The cellar master brings all his skill and enthusiasm for independent, regionally influenced wines to renew the tradition of great Spätburgunder at the winery.
a red wine and its values
- Origin Wine from Germany
- Growing region Rheinhessen
- VDP. Weingut J. Neus
- 100% Spätburgunder
- 13% vol. alcohol
- 6.6 g/l acidity
- 0.2 g/l residual sugar