Weingut Leiner 'Handwerk' Spätburgunder

$28.00

Pfalz > Germany

Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir), 2023

Weingut Jürgen Leiner is located in Ilbesheim in the southern Pfalz, at the edge of the Pfalzerwald (Pfalz forest) and about thirty minutes’ drive north of the Alsatian border.  Run by husband and wife team - Sven and Simone Leiner, they make natural but also perfectly clean and pure wines. Every label has a different insect from the vineyards on the label, a celebration of the life found among the vines. They are Demeter certified biodynamic and members of Slow Food. Spätburgunder “Handwerk” is one of the purest, silkiest, most enticingly ripe Pinots we have ever tasted, with a nose that bursts out of the glass.

Pfalz > Germany

Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir), 2023

Weingut Jürgen Leiner is located in Ilbesheim in the southern Pfalz, at the edge of the Pfalzerwald (Pfalz forest) and about thirty minutes’ drive north of the Alsatian border.  Run by husband and wife team - Sven and Simone Leiner, they make natural but also perfectly clean and pure wines. Every label has a different insect from the vineyards on the label, a celebration of the life found among the vines. They are Demeter certified biodynamic and members of Slow Food. Spätburgunder “Handwerk” is one of the purest, silkiest, most enticingly ripe Pinots we have ever tasted, with a nose that bursts out of the glass.

Grape: 100% Pinot Noir

Soils: a mix of bundsandstein (colored sandstone) and alluvial soils

ABV: 12%

The Story: Jürgen Leiner gave his name to the winery, which he took over from his father in 1974, growing it from a part-time venture to a full-time operation. Working the vineyard, nurturing the vine with the seasons and the weather, is his greatest passion. Together with his son Sven who now has the reins of the winery, he has gained a wealth of experience in cultivating the vines and in biodynamic practices. Jürgen collects the herbs and additions for the compost preparations and is a master of tea creations that bring health and vitality to the estate vines. Attentive, Sven closely observes the natural processes and metamorphoses occurring in his vineyard to gain an ever-deepening understanding of the land as a living organism. Spontaneous fermentation in wooden fermentation tank, 9 months in a large wooden barrel, malolactic fermentation is spontaneous, low-sulfur and gentle extraction, bottled unfiltered, without the use of any fining/treatment substances.

Personality: Pale flashing ruby in color, effusively aromatic, juicy in the mouth, full of cranberry and cherry fruit that tastes like it’s seen plenty of sunshine - vital for a breathing Pinot expression unique to the Pfalz. One of the purest, silkiest, most enticingly ripe Spätburgunders in all the land—and priced ridiculously well.

Harmony: A cedar plank roasted salmon would do nicely, lemon and fresh herbs.