Pfalz: Stefan Meyer 'Aus Rhodt' Pinot Noir 2020
Stefan Meyer's 'Aus Rhodt' Pinot Noir is made from smaller-berried Dijon clones of Pinot Noir, giving lovely concentration of hedgerow berries and sumptuous black fruit palate with deftly-integrated oak and fresh acidity in true Burgundian style.
From the village of Rhodt unter Rietburg, Stefan Meyer's Pinot Noir is a result of his 'minimal intervention' wine making policy, which yields wines of great charm and character.
Style | Red Wine, Sec, Medium-bodied, Non Sparkling |
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Wine Region | Germany, Rheinhessen, Pfalz and Baden |
Grape Variety (Cépage) | Pinot Noir |
Food & Wine Matching | Casserole, Chicken and Turkey, Duck, Mushrooms, Pheasant and Game |
Viticulture | Non-Organic |
Vintage | Vintage |
Cellarage | Will cellar well for 2 to 4 years. |
Vinification | Warm fermentation with wild yeasts, matured in oak barrels on their fine lees for 12 months, bottled unfiltered. |
Alcohol By Volume (%) | 13 |
Weingut Stefan Meyer
Stefan Meyer's 3rd generation family estate sits on the edge of the Pfälzerwald nature reserve in the picturesque village of Rhodt unter Rietburg. Specialising in Burgundian varieties and Riesling on chalky limestone soils, his policy of minimal intervention in winemaking allows nature to take its course. Lengthy warm ferments, often up to the summer following the vintage, yield wines of great charm and character.
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Pfalz: Stefan Meyer 'Aus Rhodt' Pinot Noir - Yapp Brothers One Minute Review
Rebecca Bell reviews the 'Aus Rhodt' Pinot Noir by Stefan Meyer, from the Pfalz region of Germany. Grown on chalky soils, it has a Burgundian style - hedgerow berry scents with integrated oak and fresh balanced acidity - ideal with duck or a casserole.
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