Weingut Schmitt - Riesling Rheinhessen 2021 750ml (11.0% ABV)

WINE CLUB SELECTION - JAN. 2024

Bianka and Daniel Schmitt are two talented young winemakers making biodynamic wine “just from grapes” in the Rheinhessen region of Germany. The wines are pure and fresh, full of personality and life. Rheinhessen is the largest wine-growing region in Germany and has been largely associated with bulk production. However, in recent years, the region’s reputation has begun to shift as a new generation of younger, more innovative growers are reducing yields and honing in on the largely undervalued terroir of this region. Bianka and Daniel epitomize this new wave of German winemakers, working hard to produce wines of the highest quality with as little intervention as possible.

The Weingut Schmitt winery has been in the family for over 200 years. Bianka and Daniel have been working their 16 hectares biodynamically for over a decade and are one of only 80 producers in Germany to be Demeter certified.

limestone, sandstone, clay soils.

a fresh and dry expression of Riesling, botanical, textured, slight golden hue, fuller bodied, green and yellow apples, petrol, tangerine oil, crisp finish

region: Rheinhessen, Germany

varietal: Riesling

style: white

farming/cellar: certified biodynamic, hand picked, whole grape pressed, spontaneous fermentation in neutral oak with indigenous yeasts, no fining, no filtration, no added sulfites.

pairing: chicken schnitzel pita with pickles from 12 chairs