Weingut Mann 2020 'Calx' Grauburgunder (Macerated Pinot Gris), Rheinhessen

Item Number: 18240

UPC: None

Country: Germany
Region: Rheinhessen
Estate Grown Wine: Yes
Vintage: 2020
Grape(s): Pinot Gris
Type: Wine - Orange
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 11.5
Viticulture: Practicing Organic
Soil Type: Calcareous

Grown on calcareous soils, the Pinot Gris Calx (named for limestone) from Weingut Mann has intense aromas—in the nose, you literally jump into fruit and herb nuances—making this a great orange Pinot Gris.

Winemaking Notes: Half direct press and the other half macerated for two weeks during indigenous yeast fermentation. Then the wine aged 25% in stainless steel, 25% in a large wooden barrel, and 50% in old small wooden barrels. It was bottled unfined and without added sulfites.

Tasting Notes: Calx has a beautiful grapefruit-like color and is wonderfully cloudy in the glass. Full and intense aromas of apples, strawberry candies, citrus, blood orange and limestone. The palate is complex, fresh, and refined: blood orange, peach, strawberries, grapefruit, and a mineral aftertaste.