Blutsbruder Rot – 2022

Organic Red Wine Cuvée Blutsbruder Rot from Rheinhessen

The 2022 Blutsbruder Rot from the Karl May winery is a dry, organic red wine cuvée from Rheinhessen, made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Cubin, and Dornfelder. Powerful and velvety smooth, with dark berry, leather, and campfire notes. A red wine with character.

Blutsbruder Rot 2022 is a dry, organic red wine cuvée from the winery run by Fritz and Peter May in Osthofen, Rheinhessen. Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Cubin provide the power at 80 percent, while Dornfelder contributes juicy fruit at 20 percent. It has an aroma of dark berries, red bell pepper, and a hint of campfire, and it feels velvety and dense on the palate.

Blackcurrant, blueberry, leather saddle

On the nose, there are dark fruits such as blackcurrant and blueberry, complemented by fresh red bell pepper and a fine herbal spice that makes it seem savory and profound.

Notes of leather saddle and campfire give the Blutsbruder its special kick. On the palate, it is juicy, berry-forward, and velvety smooth, with a powerful body, good acid balance, and a long-lasting finish. With 13.5 percent alcohol, it has stature, and the mere 0.5 grams of residual sugar make it uncompromisingly dry.

Compared to its predecessor, the 2022 is a touch softer and rounder without losing any of its power. Incidentally, Cabernet Cubin is a German cross-breed of Cabernet Sauvignon and Lemberger that ripens beautifully in this region and gives the wine its dark depth.

We pair it with pizza, pasta, and grilled dishes

The Blutsbruder Rot is the perfect wine for a lovely evening; it is even a treat lightly chilled in the summer.

It is an uncomplicated companion for pizza, pasta with tomato sauce, or anything off the grill, and due to its power, it also stands up well to hearty braised dishes and a robust cheese board. Serve it at around 16 degrees Celsius to let it show off all its spicy fruit. Lighter and fruitier is the Kleiner Bruder from the Karl May winery, the younger offspring of the family.

A classic of the Karl May family bond

When two brothers run a winery in a Winnetou-and-Old-Shatterhand-like harmony that is genuinely and honestly named Karl May, there simply has to be a "Blutsbruder" (blood brother) there.

The Blutsbruder Rot was the first wine of this family bond, later joined by a rosé and a white. In all three Blutsbruder cuvées, Fritz and Peter May marry a domestic grape variety with an international one—in this case, the German Dornfelder with the Cabernets. The name is a tongue-in-cheek bow to the author Karl May.

The grapes grow in various vineyard sites on sandy loess-loam, are organically farmed, and hand-harvested. After ten days of skin contact, the grapes are gently pressed, the must is fermented spontaneously, and then aged in stainless steel tanks, which preserves the fresh, spicy fruit. The May family has been making wine in the seventh generation since 1815, on around 35 hectares between Bechtheim, Westhofen, and Osthofen. You can find more in the Karl May winery collection and among our German red wines. Alongside the white and rose Blutsbruder, it takes its rightful place in the family. Come on, become a blood brother.

Blutsbruder Rot – a wine and its values

• Origin: Wine from Germany
• Region: Rheinhessen
• Winery: Karl May - Fritz and Peter
• Vintage: 2022
• Grape variety: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Cubin, Dornfelder
• Screw cap
• 13.5% vol. alcohol
• 6.1 g/l acidity
• 0.5 g/l residual sugar

Organic control body: DE-ÖKO-039 – German Agriculture