Weingut Brand, Pfalz Riesling Trocken (2024) · 1L
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Pfalz, Germany— One liter of zippy, bone-dry biodynamic Riesling from the Brand brothers in Pfalz. A touch riper fruit than Mosel Riesling, but not lacking acidity— green apple, mango, lemon lime with prickly minerality. Thirst quencher. No S02.
Weingut Brand was established in 1891 as a mixed agriculture business of grapes and animals. Now comprising 18 hectares it is run by 5th-generation young gun brothers Daniel and Jonas Brand who took over in 2014. Daniel began working in the cellar in 2012 after completing his studies and apprenticing in other cellars around Germany. Jonas also studied but chose to do his apprenticeship in Austria and France where he learnt the art of Petillant Natural and also gained a deep understanding of organic viticulture. Lise and Bertrand Jousset in Montlouis played an instrumental part in this. Since 1994 the farming had been managed without the use of herbicides or pesticides, but in 2015 the brothers converted all 18 hectares to full organics, with official certification granted in 2018. Daniel and Jonas also utilize biodynamic treatments, experimenting and learning to discover what practices work best for their vines. Weingut Brand is in the village of Bockenheim, located in the northern most section of the Pfalz (the second largest winemaking region of Germany). It borders the neighbouring wine region of Rheinhessen and has a cool climate, allowing for slow ripening. The hills provide the opportunity for various microclimates, where the soils are limestone heavy at altitude of 350 meters to clay and loam rich in the valley at 150 meters.