Country: Germany
Region: Rheinhessen
Grape: Riesling
Viticulture: Biodynamic Farming and Natural Wine
Wine making: Hand harvested grapes. Grapes are pressed directly off skins, matured and fermented in stainless steel.
Peach and pear aroma with citrus finish. Malolactic fermentation gives a harmonious acidity.
The Schmitt winery has been in the family for over 230 years with Bianka and Daniel working their 16 hectares for the last decade. They work in full biodynamics which they learned from Alsace vigneron Patrick Meyer and are one of only 80 producers in Germany to be Demeter certified. The Rheinhessen is one of the driest of all German regions and Wonnegau belongs to the sunniest and driest part of it. The most important vineyards of called Frauenberg and Goldberg, where very large limestone pieces form a bedrock under 30-40 cm of loess and clay. 16 hectares are spread over numerous parcels in three different villages: Florsheim-Dalsheim; Monsheim and Kriegsheim. The maximum elevation of the vineyard in 230 m above sea level.