2Naturkinder Wilde Meute 2022 750ml

Winemakers’ note: “The Wilde Meute (translating to ‘wild pack’) is our skin-contact blend. The defining varieties are Bacchus and Silvaner with a splash of Müller-Thurgau for the finishing touch.”

Grapes: 62% Silvaner, 35% Bacchus, 3% Müller-Thurgau

Vineyard: Shell limestone, Kitzingen vineyard

Making of: the grapes are hand-harvested, destemmed, and processed separately: Bacchus (an aromatic crossing of Silvaner and Riesling) is destemmed, fermented on the skins for about a week, and finishes fermentation in stainless steel, where it rests on the full lees for ten months. Silvaner and Müller-Thurgau are vinified the same way, but then continue to age in Franconian oak barrels. Bottled the following October, unfined and unfiltered, zero sulfur added.

Personality: “While the light Bacchus contributes a citrusy tartness to the blend, the Silvaner provides a herbal body and a mineral backbone. A small batch of Müller-Thurgau always brings some great reduction to the game which suits the final blend just perfectly.”

-Jenny and Francois Selections