Pinot Gris QW Rheinhessen 2025 Gröhl Organic Wine

Nutritional information per 100 ml

Contains negligible amounts of fat, saturates, protein and salt.

Pinot Gris

According to legend, Emperor Charles IV (1316-1378) brought the vine from France to Hungary in 1375. There, as so often in wine history, the clergy ensured the variety's survival. In this case, it is said to have been the Cistercian monks at Lake Balaton. Another theory holds that they received it from Burgundy, where the order originated. This story is embedded in its Hungarian name, 'Szürkebarát', meaning 'grey monk'. The variety has an extraordinary number of names, over 150. From Hungary, it supposedly found its way back to Alsace, where it was called Tokay. The first reliable mention of the variety in Germany comes from Speyer in Baden-Württemberg around 1711. Merchant Johann Ruland rescued it from abandoned vineyards and spread it, hence the name still used today, Ruländer. This early-ripening variety is also known by names such as Grauer Clevner, Kleiner Traminer, Rheingrauer or Speyerer. Its grey-blue to reddish-brown colour earned it the description 'grey'.

Lovers of Italy will know the grape as Pinot Grigio . Aromas of apple, almond and honey are typical of this extract-rich white with great ageing potential. Its densely packed berries provide ideal conditions for the desired botrytis infection used to produce lusciously sweet wines. It thrives particularly well on loess terraces, but also on calcareous and stony ground; only loamy soils are unsuitable. Pinot Gris is usually made dry, medium-bodied and with a slight emphasis on acidity. The wines' colour varies from pale yellow through golden yellow to amber.

Weingut Gröhl's Pinot Gris reveals aromas reminiscent of pears and apple on the nose. Delicate interplay of aromas and stone fruit notes on the palate.

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