Sauvignon Blanc – Organic Estate Wine from Weingut Karl May

The Karl May Sauvignon Blanc 2024, an estate wine from Weingut Karl May in Rheinhessen, is characterized by aromas of green apple, gooseberry, and fragrant elderflower. An aromatic organic wine: dry, delicately spicy, with a medium body, good acid balance, and moderate alcohol content.

Great Sauvignon Blancs are no longer exclusively 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 perfectly with a wide variety of dishes and is simply enjoyable. Its fragrance makes it perfect for Asian cuisine, fish and seafood, or dishes with light poultry like lemon chicken. The tasting experience is particularly intense when served at 8 – 10°C in a good white wine glass.

Winemaking – Karl May

The vines for this Sauvignon Blanc estate wine from Weingut Karl May grow in organically farmed vineyards in various locations with sandy loess-loam soils. To harvest ripe grapes in the fall, 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.

The selective hand-picking of the grapes often takes place in several passes. The journey to the new winery is short, where 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 aged in stainless steel tanks.

Sauvignon Blanc – A Wine and Its Characteristics

• 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 control body DE-ÖKO-039 – German Agriculture