2020 Rudolf May, Himmelspfad Silvaner GG, Franken, 6x75cl*

GRAPE VARIETIES: 

100% Silvaner

SKU: 

XXXX

PRODUCER: 

Weingut Rudolph May 

REGION: 

Germany/Franken

ALCOHOL CONTENT: 

13% 

FOOD MATCHING NOTE: 

NA

TASTING NOTE: 

From the best parcel of a cooler vineyard in neighbouring Thungersheim, the Johannisberg, which features the same fossil-rich limestone, but here mixed with multicoloured sandstone. The wine is aged in equal parts in steel, concrete egg and wood, and shows how this often under-rated varietal can be an excellent foil for terroir.

We start with generous juicy pear and citrus fruit, ripe and vibrant, but soon enough a gentle very fine silky minerality appears, building gradually until it reaches a stony saline crescendo. This is quite lovely, a little lean in youth, and will reward some years in bottle. If you have any doubts about how serious Silvaner can be, try this.  

*Available only under request