Sauvignon Blanc – Organic Estate Wine from Karl May Winery
The Karl May Sauvignon Blanc 2024, an estate wine from the Karl May Winery in Rheinhessen, is characterized by the scent of green apple, gooseberry, and fragrant elderflower. An aromatic organic wine: dry, finely spicy, with a medium body, good acidity balance, and moderate alcohol content.
Great Sauvignon Blancs are no longer only from New Zealand or South Africa; the Mays also know how to coax out the blackcurrant and elderflower aromas. The Karl May Sauvignon Blanc pairs ideally with a wide variety of dishes and is simply enjoyable. Its fragrance makes it perfect for Asian cuisine, fish and seafood, or dishes with white poultry like lemon chicken. The enjoyment experience is particularly intense at 8 – 10°C in a good white wine glass.
Winemaking – Karl May
The vines for this Sauvignon Blanc estate wine from the Karl May Winery grow in organically cultivated vineyards in various locations with sandy loess-loam soils. 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.
The selective hand harvest of the grapes often takes place in several passes. The journey to the new winery is not far; there, the grapes are gently processed further. The mash is gently pressed, and the must is spontaneously fermented, remaining on the lees for a long time and matured in stainless steel tanks.
Sauvignon Blanc – a Wine and its Values
- Origin Wine from Germany
- Growing region Rheinhessen
- Grape variety Sauvignon Blanc
- Screw cap
- 12.0% vol. alcohol
- 6.2 g/l acidity
- 2.5 g/l residual sugar
Organic inspection body DE-ÖKO-039 – German Agriculture