Darting Pinot Meunier Trocken 2018

Though Darting has a history of grape growing dating to 1780, it was not until 1989 that the winery began to sell all of their grapes as wine under their own label. The family also maintains a highly regarded vine nursery, selling their grafted vines throughout Germany. Vineyards in the hills around Bad-Dürkheim are prime sites, planted on south facing slopes of marl and chalky limestone. They believe firmly in minimal-intervention winemaking, using only natural yeasts, and avoiding the introduction of oxygen in the winemaking process. Red wines are fermented on their skins in stainless steel and then transferred to large oak casks. The only time the wine is handled after the first racking is to finish the wine by bottling.

Pfalz, Germany

Pinot Muenier

The grapes were sustainably cultivated and the wine itself was vinified with minimal intervention. It was then aged in a combination of large and small oak. (5000L to 225 L barrique).