2014 Iphöfer Kalb Silvaner Trocken 1. Lage Hans Wirsching

Silvaner wines from Franconia are so popular in Germany that only about 3% make it outside the country's borders. The grape is particularly known for letting the terroir in which it is grown shine through in the most beautiful way. Franconian wines from this grape are usually powerful, with medium-high acidity, subtle fruit, high chalky minerality and often have a remarkable ageing potential. Hans Wirsching is a specialist in Scheurebe and was the first to plant the grape in Franconia in 1952. Scheurebe is a demanding grape that ripens very late in the autumn. Only fully ripe grapes result in a wine with the impressive fruity and full-bodied style that makes the grape so interesting. Scheurebe can therefore only be planted on the better vineyards, where it results in wines with exotic aromas and fine flavours of citrus, grape and blackcurrant with a touch of mint. In the very best vintages, the grape can produce quite formidable Trockenbeerenauslese dessert wines. Delicious subtle aroma of white flowers, quince, apple and pear with a spicy touch from the Keuper soil. In the elegant flavour you find clean and juicy fruit with subtle notes of slightly salted minerality. Good body and a refreshing but delicate acidity.