Gut Willhelmsberg - 'Kitzinger' - Silvaner - Franconia, DE - 2022

Notes from the Winery/Importer

This trocken (dry) Silvaner Ortswein is grown exclusively on a couple of sites on the famous Kitzinger Wilhelmsberg vineyard. The shell-bearing limestone is known to produce Silvaner which tends to be smoother with yellow stone-fruit aromatic and creaminess to it. Mayor white variety in Franconia. Pairs great with lighter dishes. On the nose you’ll find aromas of elderflower, grapefruit tobacco, and flintstones.

48-hour maceration time on the skin extracts precious aroma components from the grape skins and adds to the complexity. After pressing and settlement, the juice fermented spontaneously and the malolactic fermentation was as well. One part of the juice has been fermented in new French Tonneau (500 Liter/316 US Gallons) and stayed on full lees contact for 12 months. The native fermentations create a greatly balanced wine.
Wine Specs
Vintage: 2022
Varietal: Silvaner
Growers: Estate owned
Winemaker: Lukas Hermann
Appellation: Franconia

Vineyards: Wiesenbronner Geißberg und dem Kitzinger Hofrat

Residual Sugar: 0.2 g/L
Acidity: 5.4 g/L
Alcohol: 11.6%

Notes on the Producer

Gut Wilhelmsberg, established in 1845, and formerly known as Weingut Wilhelm Meuschel jr. In 2019, and was considered one of the most traditional wine producers in Germany, especially for typical Franconian Silvaner. Lukas Hermann is a young winemaker with a wide range of experience is the head winemaker and is in charge of the vineyards owned by Gut Wilhelmsberg. Lukas aims to keep this tradition alive and illustrate Germany’s wine history through exceptional winemaking. Their winemaking approach is more modern than it used to be, but the focus is still on the typical varieties grown in their region of Franconia.