Weisser Burgunder
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared trout with brown butter and almonds, white asparagus with hollandaise, or roast chicken with herb butter.
✨ Technical Specifications
Cultivated on the limestone-dominated soils of Westhofen in Rheinhessen, this dry estate bottling highlights Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc) grown under biodynamic principles. Fruit is hand-harvested and subjected to gentle pressing before spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts. Vinification and lees maturation occur in a combination of stainless steel tanks and large, neutral German oak Stück and Doppelstück casks, preserving crisp primary fruit while imparting textural breadth and delicate mineral framing.
🍾 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
12-12.5%