Specifically, Weingut Von Winning. Relatively new to the US market, they are a Thiese selection. I've never tasted anything from Germany like these wines. They employ a minimal intervention in the vineyard and in the winery. The vineyards are farmed with biodynamic and organic practices in mind. Sulfur is used in the vineyard, but copper is eschewed. Ambient yeast with spontaneous fermentation is practiced. SO2 additions are quite conservative for German Riesling at around 130ppm. Perhaps the most striking aspect of the vinification philosophy is the use of oak barrels of various ages and sizes, both for fermentation and aging. Most of the barrels are 2 to 4 yrs in age. I should mention there is another brand associated to Von Winning, Dr. Deinhard. The Dr. Deinhard wines are made in the familiar way with stainless steel fermenting and aging and cultured yeast additions.
I tasted through the wines and will add my notes later on, but I wanted to get this up and see if anyone has tasted these wines and their impressions. The Von Winning wines were very singular with a spine of salinity in almost each wine I sampled. The soils of Pfalz vineyards bottled by the winery are mostly red and brown sandstone. Some of the vineyards have portions of limestone and I believe one had slate mixed with sandstone. Several of the wines are Grosses Gewachs. All the wines I tried were single vineyard. These are expensive, but when you see the amount of attention they apply, the cost is somewhat justified. Curious on others thoughts.
I tasted through the wines and will add my notes later on, but I wanted to get this up and see if anyone has tasted these wines and their impressions. The Von Winning wines were very singular with a spine of salinity in almost each wine I sampled. The soils of Pfalz vineyards bottled by the winery are mostly red and brown sandstone. Some of the vineyards have portions of limestone and I believe one had slate mixed with sandstone. Several of the wines are Grosses Gewachs. All the wines I tried were single vineyard. These are expensive, but when you see the amount of attention they apply, the cost is somewhat justified. Curious on others thoughts.