Riesling – 2023

Try the Karl May Riesling – Organic Estate Wine from Rheinhessen

The Karl May Riesling 2023 is a dry organic estate wine from Weingut Karl May in Osthofen. This white wine is characterized by the aroma of crisp pome fruit, such as yellow apple and juicy pear, with a fine citrus aroma joining in and accompanying a herbaceous finish. An estate wine that wants to be drunk because it's enjoyable: dry, fruity, juicy.

Its fruitiness paired with a good acid balance, moderate alcohol content, and delicate minerality make the Karl May Riesling a good food companion. Well-chilled, it pairs well with fish, meat, and vegetables. We recommend a medium-sized glass and a serving temperature of 8-10 degrees Celsius.

Marcus Hofschuster from wein.Plus declared this 2020 Riesling estate wine his favorite and describes it as follows: "So if the basic wine is the business card of a winery, this one is made of the finest handmade paper with gold embossing and all the bells and whistles. Because it's tight, cool, incredibly juicy, grippy and precise, even now, despite being so young, and a touch reductive, animating like crazy. It doesn't get any better for this price level!"

Winemaking – Karl May

The Riesling from Weingut Karl May is a dry estate wine from Rheinhessen, from the winegrowing community of Bechtheim, which lies on the edge of the Wonnegau. There, on sandy loess-loam soil with a south-southeast orientation, the grapes for Karl May's Riesling grow in the Heligkreuz vineyard in organically managed vineyards.

To harvest ripe grapes in autumn, Fritz and Peter May begin in January with gentle pruning and early defoliation of the grape zone for optimal sun exposure, as well as yield reduction through green harvesting in early summer. The selective hand-picking of the grapes often takes place in several passes. The journey to the new winery is not far, where the grapes are gently processed further. The mash is gently pressed, and the must is spontaneously fermented, remains on the lees for a long time, and is aged in stainless steel tanks.

Riesling Estate Wine – A Wine and Its Values

• Origin White wine from Germany
• Growing region Rheinhessen
• Winery Karl May
• Grape variety Riesling
• Organic wine
  
• Screw cap
• 12% vol. alcohol
• 7.7 g/l acidity
• 2.8 g/l residual sugar

Organic inspection body DE-ÖKO-039 – German Agriculture