Scheuermann Riesling Trocken 2018

Weingut Scheuermann is based in Niederkirchen in the Pfalz, where brothers Gabriel and Simon farm multiple parcels of Riesling vines aged 10 to 30 years old. The fruit for this Trocken comes from sandstone and loess soils in the Bad Dürkheim area, a combination that produces wines with the textural weight of neighboring Alsace alongside a firm mineral backbone.

Fermentation is spontaneous with indigenous yeast, and the wine is aged six months sur lie in stainless steel before being bottled without fining, filtration, or sulfur additions. Trocken means fully dry, and this wine finishes that way: the lees contact adds breadth and roundness without softening the wine's acidic core.

The 2018 vintage in the Pfalz was warm and generous, contributing ripe stone fruit character — peach, apricot, and quince — balanced by the bright acidity and flint-like minerality that sandstone soils tend to encourage. The wine sits at 11.5% ABV, keeping it light on its feet.

The vineyard was converted to organic farming in 2012 and is certified organic and biodynamic. No additions are made in the cellar beyond what is inherent to the fruit and lees aging.