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Rebholz

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Rebholz

One of the most intellectually rigorous winemakers I’ve encountered, Hansjörg Rebholz is always enlightening to taste and talk with. Winemaking is strictly organic here. Close to 100% of the wines are dry. The vines planted include Riesling and Burgundy varieties such as Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. The Pinot Blancs from here are nothing short of incredible. The total 14 ha of vineyard are distinguished by the vast soil variety in the area, including red slate and red loess (“Rotliegendes”) in the Kastanienbusch vineyard, loess and gravel at the Münzberg site, and more loess at the Rosenberg, while chalk, gravel and loess characterizes the top site, “Im Sonnenschein”. In the next year or two, Rebholz plans to forego the prädikat system and label his wines by their geology.  The word on 2008:  A rainy July and August caused great fear of insufficient ripeness and runaway acids. Fortunately, a cool, dry September (and tireless work in the vineyards) bought time to clear out any rot and pick fully ripe fruit in October. In the end, 2008 was a successful year of fresh, zesty wines—but yields were down 20% from normal.

 

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