Wittmann Spätburgunder – Organic Red Wine
The 2018 Spätburgunder from Weingut Wittmann impresses with its delicate spice and immense juiciness. The 2018 Spätburgunder Gutswein remains on the fine lees for a long time and is mostly aged in large wooden barrels. This results in a Burgundy with a creamy melt and rather subtle fruit, in addition to aromas of red berries, the Wittmann Spätburgunder shows fine roasted notes and those of brioche, as well as a delicate spice aroma on the finish. A still youthful Pinot for everyday indulgence.
Spätburgunder – VDP.GUTSWEIN
Estate wines are the winery's calling card, which is why elegance and a fine sense of origin are particularly important to us in these wines. The grapes come from the winery's own vineyards, which are biodynamically cultivated and tended by hand. They are ideal food companions, and not just in their first year.
Weingut Wittmann – how wine is made
The Spätburgunder grapes grow on the gentle hills around the Wittmann winery in Westhofen in Rheinhessen. The vineyards are biodynamically cultivated, which means not only refraining from chemical-synthetic agents, but above all activating soil life and mindfulness in the daily walk through the rows of vines. "Every contact is a dialogue," Philipp Wittmann puts it succinctly. This means intensive vineyard care throughout the year, low yields, and a consistent selection of grapes by hand form the basis for high wine quality.
After manual harvesting, the grapes are gently pressed, and the must is guided into the cellar without pumping, solely by gravity. There, it has time to ferment spontaneously in traditional wooden barrels and remains on the fine lees for a long time, which gives the wine structure. In the end, much is tasted and blended, because each wooden barrel contains only the must from a few rows of vines, until the perfect balance is found. Winemaking is a matter of the head with heart.
An organic wine and its values
- 12.5% vol Alcohol
- 4.3g/l Acidity
- 0.7g/l Residual sugar
Organic control body DE-ÖKO-022 – EU Agriculture