Pfeffingen - (Archived)

This family-run property took half a century of development and hard work for the old multi-crop farm to become the modern, quality-orientated Pfeffingen wine estate. Doris Eymael and her son Jan run the operation. The estate’s main grape variety is Riesling, which thrives in this excellent location in the heart of the Mittelhaardt Mountains. A specialty of the estate is the aromatic Scheurebe, one of the few new grape varieties that produce grand, unique wines. The traditional Gewürztraminer, Silvaner and Pinot Blanc varieties round out the range of white varieties. The estate’s wines are marked by low per hectare yields (65 hl/ha), and late, selective harvesting of fully ripe grapes. These factors contribute a unique aromatic intensity and depth to the wines. They make Pfeffingen wines truly unmistakable.  The word on 2008: In a region hard hit by the vagaries of weather in 2008, Pfeffingen remained on point, making crisp, dry wines in the lower prädikats and rich, weighty, fully ripe Spätlesen from several varieties. The Scheu, as always, is a triumph.