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Year: 2019
Taste: Brood
Expansion: Wood
Contents:
Alcohol content: 13.0 Vol.-%
Residual sweetness: 3.8 g/litre
Tartaric acid: 4.6 g/litre
Das sagen unsere Kundinnen
Biodynamic wines & French cheese specialties
The natural interaction of vines, soil and climate allows healthy grapes to grow, which are the basis for our excellent wines. Our range of organic wines is broad and includes white wine, red wine, sparkling wine, secco, grape juice, brandy and pomace brandy. If you are not yet familiar with our range, try our introductory package . We have put together a perfect selection so that you can discover the diversity of our wines.
All wines are made from organically grown grapes and are vegan.
Ecology in the vineyard
Johann Schnell and his colleagues are committed to maintaining and strengthening natural soil fertility through greening measures. The diversity of flowering plants creates habitat for beneficial organisms and thus increases the biodiversity of our cultural landscape. The vines are only fertilized with organic fertilizers and only naturally occurring plant strengtheners such as copper or sulfur are used for plant protection. Manual work when thinning the grapes and removing leaves from the grape zone increases the natural resistance of the grapes.
The big goal is to be able to completely do without plant protection in the future with new, fungus-resistant grape varieties, such as the Johanniter. With these diverse, gentle measures, the organic winemaker obtains healthy grapes, which are the basis for excellent wines.
Ecology in the basement
Sustainable management continues in the cellar of the Geheimrat Schnell winery. During the winemaking process, Johann Schnell intervenes as little as possible and only as much as necessary in order to produce top-quality wines from excellent, healthy grapes: He uses only wooden barrels to mature the wines and avoids genetically modified additives. And once the wines are in the barrel, he gives them plenty of time to develop and mature.
Guntersblum – hollow ways and heathen towers
The loess soil in Rheinhessen is particularly suitable for growing wine - the Romans already recognised this. Loess consists of tiny grains, smaller than sand. Where the soft material was driven over by carts, it crumbled into dust, and rain carried the dust away. This is how deep and narrow ravines developed over the centuries. In many places, the ravines were filled in during land consolidation. With a great deal of commitment and foresight, Burkhard Schnell (1935-2010) was able to contribute to the integration of the ravines with their diverse flora and fauna into the newly structured cultural landscape in Guntersblum.