Where: Westhofen, in southern Rheinhessen
Who: Wittmann family, since 1663
What: 100% Pinot Noir (Spatburgunder)
Tastes like: dark red fruit that went for a walk in the dark woods. If you close your eyes you’ll think it’s Burgundy. Lighter/ less fruit forward than CA Pinot Noir
What to pair with: Game birds, chicken, lighter red meat, charcuterie. Great bottle to split if people are having very different dinners. Pinot Noir goes with everything!
The Wittmanns and their ancestors have been wine-growers in the old market town of Westhofen, in southern Rheinhessen, where the first documented of viticulture in the family dates from 1663. Today’s estate developed from this long tradition over the course of centuries.
The length of an estate’s viticultural tradition really says nothing about the quality of an estate’s wines. Perhaps, though, it does say something about the bond one has with the piece of land that one cultivates.
Since 1990, we have cultivated our vineyards according to controlled ecological guidelines, and since 2004, biodynamically. By doing so, our soil will remain healthy for future generations, too.
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