Riesling Trocken
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled white fish, roasted pork loin, spicy Asian noodle dishes
✨ Technical Specifications
Weingut Bernhart's Riesling Trocken is a brilliant testament to the unique, cross-border terroir of Schweigen-Rechtenbach in the southern Pfalz. Here, along the German-French border, the vineyards tell a story of shared history and geological complexity, where vines planted on French soil are legally vinified as German wine. This dry Riesling is shaped by the region's signature limestone (Kalkmergel) and loess soils, which impart a distinct, vibrant minerality and structured acidity. Crafted with traditional Pfalz winemaking philosophy, the grapes are carefully selected and fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks to preserve the pure, energetic fruit profile of the Riesling grape. The result is a classic, refreshing estate wine that captures the cool-climate precision and heritage of this historic borderland.
🍾 About the Producer
Located in Schweigen-Rechtenbach at the southernmost tip of the Pfalz along the French border, Weingut Bernhart is a distinguished family-run estate renowned for bridging German and Alsatian viticultural traditions. Led by Gerd Bernhart, a member of the prestigious VDP since 2004, the estate crafts expressive, site-transparent wines from venerable cross-border sites like the Schweigener Sonnenberg. The winery is celebrated for its deep limestone-rich terroirs, which yield extraordinarily mineral, complex, and age-worthy Burgundian varieties—notably refined Spätburgunder, Weissburgunder, and Chardonnay—alongside tension-filled, crystalline dry Rieslings.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Riesling
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
12-12.5%