Sauvignon Blanc – aromatic estate wine from the Knipser winery in the Palatinate
The Knipser Sauvignon Blanc 2025 from the Knipser winery in Laumersheim in the Palatinate is an aromatic, dry VDP estate wine and one of the most popular wines from the Knipser estate. It is characterized by aromas of green apples and green gooseberries, paired with juicy notes of ripe peaches, complemented by wonderfully fragrant elderflower. A prime example of a successful Sauvignon Blanc: fragrant, not too loud, strikingly elegant, with a good balance between ripe fruit and animating, vegetal freshness.
Knipser winemaking – at the Johannishof
The vines for this estate wine from the Knipser winery, also known as Johannishof, are located in various vineyards with limestone or sandy-gravelly soils. The selective hand-harvesting of the Sauvignon Blanc grapes in autumn usually takes place in several passes to ensure optimally ripe grapes are harvested. At the winery, all grapes are destemmed, meaning they are separated from the stems. The resulting mash remains cooled overnight in the tank press with the exclusion of oxygen before being gently pressed. Fermentation takes place at controlled temperatures below 20°C in stainless steel tanks, which preserves the fruitiness as well as the varietal typicity. Maturation on the fine lees also takes place in steel tanks, resulting in a fine, elegant, fresh wine.
Sauvignon Blanc – a wine and its values
- Origin: wine from Germany
- Growing region: Palatinate
- Grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc
- Screw cap
- 12.0% vol. alcohol
- 6.9 g/l acidity
- 2.6 g/l residual sugar