Widder Spätburgunder - Weingut Hörner

Widder Spätburgunder - Weingut HörnerThe barrel-aged Widder Pinot Noir from the Palatinate wine-growing region is a bright light red in the glass. Poured into a Burgundy goblet, this red wine from the Old World presents wonderfully complex aromas of pomegranate, rounded off by further fruity nuances contributed by ageing in wooden barrels. On the palate, the Widder Pinot Noir from Weingut Hörner opens pleasantly aromatic, fruity and balanced. There is dry and really dry. This red wine belongs to the latter, as it was bottled with just 0.8 g of residual sugar. This dense and fleshy red wine is balanced and multi-layered on the palate. Thanks to the balanced fruit acidity, the Widder Pinot Noir flatters the palate with a pleasing sensation without lacking in juicy liveliness. The finish of this well-matured red wine from the Palatinate wine-growing region, Hochstadt to be precise, impresses with its exceptional persistence. The finish is also accompanied by mineral facets from the loam and loess-dominated soils. Vinification of the Weingut Hörner Widder Pinot Noir This wine clearly focuses on one grape variety, namely Pinot Noir. Only first-class grapes were used for this exceptionally balanced single-varietal wine from Weingut Hörner. The vines that produce the grapes for this wine grow on loam and loess soils in the Palatinate. The grapes for this red wine from Germany are harvested exclusively by hand once optimum ripeness has been ensured. After hand-picking, the grapes are immediately taken to the winery. Here they are selected and carefully crushed. Fermentation then takes place in small wooden barrels at controlled temperatures. The fermentation is followed by maturation on the fine lees for several months before the wine is finally bottled. Dining recommendation for Weingut Hörner Widder Pinot Noir This German red wine is best enjoyed at a temperature of 15 - 18°C. It is the perfect accompaniment to lamb ragout with chickpeas and dried figs, boiled veal with beans and tomatoes or duck breast with sugar snaps. <p