PFALZ - Weingut Petri Flashcards
Weingut Petri Bio
In 1655, their ancestors emigrated from the Tyrolean Otztal to the Palatinate, where depopulation was caused by the Thirty Years’ War and soon found themselves cultivating a new home and then vines. The Petri family currently has 21ha under vine around Herxheim, a situation on the highest point of the mountain along the German wine road. With 14 generations of winemakers behind them, they pride themselves on eschewing all insecticides, herbicides or artificial fertilizers, only intervening along the way when necessary so the wine may unfold naturally and unadulterated. They allow the wines to take their time with slow fermentation at low temperatures followed generally followed by long storage in barrel to enrich the nuances.
2005: Petri: Herxheimer Honigsack, Scheurebe Trockenbeerenauslese
From 30 year-old vines planted on limestone in Herxheimer Honigsack vineyard facing south-east. Grapes are hand-harvested at the beginning of October during a pre-harvest to reduce the yield and get better ripeness, the remainder is harvested over the course of the next four weeks. Fermented in stainless steel for four weeks under temperature control with six months on lees. Aged in stainless steel for six months; no fining, short and sparse filtration before bottling.
Total acidity: 9,2 g/L
Residual sugar: 141,0 g/L
