Pinot Gris – 2025

Organic Pinot Gris Estate Wine from Osthofen in Rheinhessen

The 2025 Pinot Gris from the Karl May winery is a dry organic estate wine from Rheinhessen that is juicy and uncomplicated. Featuring apple, pear, and apricot, with a medium body and fine acidity. A true all-rounder for every day.

Pinot Gris 2025 is a dry organic estate wine from the Karl May winery in Bechtheim, on the edge of the Wonnegau region in Rheinhessen. It is scented with crisp orchard fruit, tastes juicy and spicy, and finishes with herbaceous notes. A wine with many names—Pinot Gris in France, Pinot Grigio in Italy—here it is a reliable companion throughout the week.

Yellow apple, Williams pear, fragrant apricot

On the nose, there is crisp orchard fruit, yellow apple, and Williams pear, accompanied by fragrant apricot and sweet melon.

On the palate, the wine is dry, juicy, and spicy, with a medium body, good acidity balance, and moderate alcohol. With 12.5 percent alcohol and 3.3 grams of residual sugar, the 2025 vintage comes across as a touch clearer and drier, with a herbaceous, spicy finish that leaves you wanting more. A Pinot Gris that doesn't need to prove anything and simply provides pleasure, sip by sip. Juicy, fruity, and spicy—that is what makes for a good estate wine.

We serve it with poultry, zander, and vegetables

Chilled to 8–10 degrees Celsius, this estate wine is a flexible companion for the whole kitchen, allowing the food to take center stage.

Its bold aromas and fine minerality pair well with both German and international cuisine, including vegetable appetizers, chicken breast, or pan-seared zander. Serve it in a large glass and not too cold; that way, the full fruit will open up. It also pairs well with creamy pasta or mild cheese. More powerful and shaped by wood is the Pinot Gris Osthofen from the Karl May winery, its "big brother" from the barrel.

Spontaneously fermented by Fritz and Peter May

The grapes grow in the Bechtheimer Heiligkreuz vineyard on sandy loess-loam soil with a south-southeast exposure and are farmed organically.

Pinot Gris is a true European with many names, such as Malvoisie in Switzerland, Pinot Gris in France, and Pinot Grigio in Italy. In the warm Wonnegau region, the grape variety is juicy and aromatic without ever becoming too heavy, which is exactly what makes it such a rewarding food companion. You get a lot of wine here for a price suitable for everyday drinking.

To ensure the grapes ripen properly, Fritz and Peter May prune early, defoliate the grape zone for more sun, and reduce yields with a "green harvest" in early summer. The grapes are harvested selectively by hand, often in multiple passes. In the cellar, the grapes are gently pressed, the must is spontaneously fermented, and it remains on the lees for a long time while maturing in stainless steel tanks.

A small portion of five percent matures in used wooden barrels and is later blended in, which adds complexity, fullness, and creaminess to the otherwise fresh estate wine. The May family has been making wine in the seventh generation since 1815 on around 35 hectares in Rheinhessen. You can find more in the Karl May winery's assortment and among our German white wines. In addition to this estate wine, you will also find the wood-aged Osthofen variety there.

Pinot Gris – a wine and its values

• Origin: Wine from Germany
• Region: Rheinhessen
• Winery: Karl May - Fritz and Peter
• Vintage: 2025
• Grape variety: Pinot Gris
• Screw cap
• 12.5% ABV
• 5.8 g/l acidity
• 3.3 g/l residual sugar

Organic inspection body DE-ÖKO-039 – German Agriculture