Selektion Tesdorpf Weisser Burgunder
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared trout with brown butter and almonds, roasted asparagus with hollandaise, or creamy chicken fricassee.
✨ Technical Specifications
Cultivated on the limestone-rich clay-marl soils of the Wonnegau district, this Weißburgunder bottling represents an exclusive parcel selection vinified specifically for the historic wine merchant Tesdorpf. Biodynamic viticulture and meticulous canopy management emphasize mineral precision and natural balance. In the cellar, ambient yeast fermentation in traditional large neutral German oak casks allows textural richness to develop without imparting overt wood flavors, preserving bright acidity and fine saline undertones across the palate.
🍾 About the Producer
With ancestral roots in Westhofen documented to 1663, Weingut Wittmann stands as a monumental force in the modern renaissance of Rheinhessen viticulture. Situated in the rolling Wonnegau district, the estate encompasses prestigious VDP Grosse Lage terroirs including Morstein, Kirchspiel, Brunnenhäuschen, and Aulerde. These steep, sun-drenched parcels feature deeply layered upper limestone and clay-marl colluvium over fractured subterranean limestone bedrock, fostering remarkable minerality and tension. Guided by cellarmaster Philipp Wittmann and his wife Eva Clüsserath, alongside his pioneering parents Günter and Elisabeth, the estate spearheaded organic cultivation in 1990 before achieving full Demeter biodynamic certification in 2004. In their vaulted 1829 cellar, hand-harvested fruit undergoes gentle pressing and spontaneous native-yeast fermentation in traditional large neutral oak Stück and Doppelstück casks. Renowned for chiseled, dry Rieslings and textural Burgundian varieties, Wittmann produces cellar-worthy benchmarks defined by intense saline depth, purity of fruit, and aristocratic limestone energy.
🍇 Grapes
Weisser Burgunder
🍷 ABV
12.5% - 13.0%