Weisser Burgunder
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Typically best enjoyed 1–5 years from vintage release.
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roasted chicken, grilled white fish, creamy vegetable risotto
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Weingut Wittmann's Weisser Burgunder is a masterful expression of Rheinhessen's limestone-rich soils, showcasing the estate's dedication to biodynamic viticulture. While Riesling often commands the spotlight in this region, the Burgunder varieties have a deep historical footprint here, thriving in the warm, sheltered microclimate of Westhofen. Wittmann crafts this estate wine using hand-harvested grapes that undergo spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts, partially in stainless steel and partially in traditional large oak casks. This dual maturation preserves the grape's natural, bright orchard fruit aromas while imparting a subtle, textured complexity and a distinctly chalky, saline minerality that reflects the ancient limestone terroirs.
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With a winegrowing heritage in the Rheinhessen village of Westhofen dating back to 1663, Weingut Wittmann is a pioneering force in German biodynamic viticulture, having committed to organic practices in 1990 and biodynamics in 2004. Managed today by Philipp Wittmann alongside his family, the estate is globally revered for its precise, terroir-driven dry Rieslings sourced from legendary Grosses Gewächs sites like Morstein, Kirchspiel, and Aulerde. In their historic vaulted cellar built in 1829, the wines are fermented with indigenous yeasts and aged in traditional large oak casks, resulting in structured, mineral-rich expressions of outstanding longevity.