Sivaner Trocken
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
white asparagus, pan-seared trout, roasted pork loin
✨ Technical Specifications
Weingut Bernhart's dry Silvaner (often spelled Sylvaner, nodding to the estate's French border heritage) is a brilliant showcase of a historic grape that has graced the Pfalz region for centuries. Grown on the limestone-rich clay soils of Schweigen-Rechtenbach, the vines benefit from a unique microclimate where cool breezes from the Vosges Mountains meet the warm Pfalz sun. Bernhart vinifies this wine primarily in stainless steel to preserve its natural, crisp vitality. The result is a beautifully structured dry white that captures the classic, subtle herbal tones and earthy minerality of the variety, paying homage to the traditional, honest style of Pfalz viticulture.
🍾 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
Silvaner