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2016 Salwey Sieben Winter

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2016 Weingut Salwey Sieben Winter

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.

2016 “Sieben Winter” Weißwein, a cuvée of 80% pinot gris and 20% chardonnay. As the name suggests, it was left on the lees for seven years (in a 5,000 litre barrel). An experiment by Konrad Salwey. Surprisingly fresh and fruity, probably the fruitiest white wine we tasted today. Good drinking flow, again somewhat higher acidity and citrus fruit. Well done, we made sure to buy some bottles. Maturity potential difficult to assess, not so high would be my guess. Indication for points 11-13

Drink from 2024 through 2027.

Tasted by Dominik Müller on Saturday, 29 July 2023.

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Wine details

Vintage: 2016
Colour:white
Style:still (dry)
Assemblage:yes
Grape variety:
Pinot Gris

Early flowering and early ripening white grape variety. Other names include Grauburgunder, Grauer Burgunder, Ruländer (Austria, Germany) and Pinot Grigio (Italy). The skin colour can vary, with shades ranging from grey, rusty red to a light brownish colour. Accordingly, depending on the length of extraction in the winemaking process, the wine can be white to yellow (little extraction) or even a little rosé (more extraction) in colour. In terms of aromatics and flavours, Pinot Gris can be fruity (apples, pear, mild citrus) to nutty or buttery. It is typically relatively low in acidity and can be higher in alcohol than many other white varieties - due to high sugar levels. This also makes Pinot Gris perfect for the production of off-dry or sweet wines. It can be medium to full-bodied and oily in texture, although there are good examples of lighter, fresh and more acidic whites produced from this variety, too.

For assemblages, the main grape variety is shown.
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
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