Karl May Wine – Pinot Gris Osthofen – [ORGANIC]

The Grauburgunder Osthofen 2023 is a Karl May wine from the Wonnegau in Rheinhessen. Characterized by aging in wooden barrels, it is full-bodied and powerful on the palate, showing ripe pear and red apple, sweet honeydew melon, spicy herbal notes, roasted nuts, and brioche enticing the mouth and nose; a lot of melt and a mineral salinity complete this impression.

Despite its volume, the Karl May Pinot Gris Osthofen is an elegant food companion for heartier dishes, such as pan-fried pork with mushrooms in cream sauce, cod with a nut crust and pumpkin vegetables, or well-aged cheese. We recommend a large glass and a serving temperature of 10-12 degrees Celsius. The 2020 vintage was awarded a fantastic 94 Suckling points.

Karl May Wine – Preparation

The Karl May Pinot Gris Osthofen is a Pinot Gris of international caliber from the oldest Pinot Gris vineyards in the best sites of Osthofener Goldberg and Bechtheimer Geyersberg on the edge of the Wonnegau. There, on deep loess soils intermingled with marl, the grapes for Karl May's Pinot Gris Osthofen grow on vines up to 40 years old in organically managed vineyards.

To harvest fully ripe grapes in autumn, Fritz and Peter May begin as early as 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 path to the new winery is not far; there, the grapes are gently processed further. After a short maceration period, they are gently pressed, and the must is spontaneously fermented in wooden barrels, where it remains on the lees for 6 months before being aged in wood. This brings power and complexity, fullness, and creaminess to the local wine.

Pinot Gris Osthofen – a wine and its values

• Origin Germany
• Growing region Rheinhessen
  
• Village wine Osthofen
• Grape variety Pinot Gris
• 13.0% vol. alcohol
• 4.9 g/l acidity
• 0.9 g/l residual sugar

Organic control body DE-ÖKO-039 – German agriculture