Quick note following our week-end trip to Weingut Salwey in Oberrotweil in the Kaiserstuhl region of Baden, Germany. The Kaiserstuhl is Germany’s warmest wine growing region. The soil there consists mainly of volcanic rock and lava, with a large part covered by loess and clay. More detailed notes will follow in the future when I can sit down and spend more time with each of the individual wines we bought.
The 2020 Weißburgunder RS (Reserve, pinot blanc, a village wine) is a big step up in quality from the Weißburgunder Gutswein. Great nose, a bit nutty and earthy. On the palate, nice and fresh and herbaceous, rather sparse fruit, which I liked. Aged on the lees in large wooden barrels for about 18 months. Indication for points: 8-10.
Drink from 2023 through 2027.
Tasted by Dominik Müller on Saturday, 29 July 2023.
| Vintage: | 2020 |
| Colour: | white |
| Style: | still (dry) |
| Assemblage: | no |
| Grape variety: | Pinot Blanc |
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| Producer: | Salwey |
| Country: | Germany |
| Region: |
Baden Baden is Germany's southernmost wine growing region. It stretches about 400 kilometers from north to south along the Rhine. Baden is also Germany's warmest wine region. Much like its French neighbour Alsace, its climate is heavily influenced by its location in between the Vosges and the Black Forest, shielding it from cold winds and heavy rains. Best-known for Burgundian varieties, especially Pinot Noir (Spätburgunder), Pinot Blanc (Weißburgunder) and Pinot Gris (Grauburgunder). More than 15,000 hectares of vineyards. Diverse soils, ranging from loess and volcanic stones in the Kaiserstuhl region to shell-limestone in Tauberfranken. |
| Subregion: | Kaiserstuhl |
| Appellation: | n/a |
| Vineyard: | n/a |
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