2Naturkinder Brutal Pinot Blanc Pinot Gris 2023 750ml

Winemakers’ note: “Our connection to La Sorga’s Antony Tortul goes back to 2013 when he took the time to let us taste his cellar. In spring 2023, at the Le Coste organized C’era Una Volta in Italy, Michael brought a bunch of samples from our cellar for a post salon late night tasting with Antony and Patrick Bouju, scouting for a wine put the new, golden BRUTAL!!! label on. With each new sample the group grew larger and a particular wine stood out as the crowd’s favorite. Antony patted Michael on the back and said, ‘I’ll give you the gold label for this.’ After a few more months of aging Jean Louis Pinto handed over the labels and we’re proud to present our first pure Riesling, the first German BRUTAL!!!

Grapes (2023): Pinot Gris

Grapes (previous vintage): Riesling

Vineyard: Eselsberg, Kitzingen; the same vineyard as the Weinschwärmer cuvée. Shell limestone soil, Biodynamic farming.

Age of vines: 20+ years (planted in 2005)

Making of: The grapes are hand-harvested from the steepest section of the vineyard in September 2023, then direct-pressed as whole bunches into a single 600-liter old barrel or Halbstück, where the wine stayed until bottling in June 2025 (with a single racking halfway through). 1.3 g/l of RS.

-Jenny and Francois Selections