A. Christmann Königsbacher ‘Idig’ 2022

Name: A. Christmann Königsbacher ‘Idig’ 2022
Brand: A. Christmann
SKU: CELACHRISTMAN9
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About this Wine

The Idig is one of the most excellent locations in the Palatinate. Due to our monopoly-like ownership, it represents the core of our estate. The wines produced here are among the style-defining wines in the Grosses Gewächs category and are celebrated worldwide year after year. As the court chamber estate of the Electors of the Palatinate, our then lordly vineyard was first mentioned in a document in the 14th century. The monopoly-like size of 4 hectares in a prime location, an absolute specialty, is due to the over 400 years of ownership by the Counts Palatine. By Palatinate standards, the vineyard slopes steeply to the south-southeast. However, a gentle wind constantly flows down from the Stabenberg through the Klausental, and its drying effect keeps the grapes healthy for a long time. The Idig rests on a mighty limestone massif, which was formed from lime deposits after the collapse of the Upper Rhine Graben in the Tertiary. The topsoil consists of terra fusca, which is created from lime and clay. In the topsoil you can find countless limestones, but also some basalt, which was brought to the vineyard about 150 years ago from the Forster Pechsteinkopf by the von Buhl family, the owners at the time.

Type	White Wine
Varietal(s)	Riesling
Country	Germany
Region	Pfalz
Brand	A. Christmann
Vintage	2022

About German Wines

Germany is the world’s northernmost fine wine producing region and thus requires its vines to endure some of the coldest temperatures. Fortunately, the country’s star variety, Riesling, does well in cooler climates and can survive even these freezing winters.

Germany Riesling is classified by ripeness at harvest which is also used to indicate the wine’s level of residual sugar. Picking earlier means the grapes have less time to ripen and the corresponding wines will be on the drier side; while picking later gives the grapes the opportunity full ripen and produce a lusciously sweet Riesling. The classifications from driest to sweetest: Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese and Eiswein (ice wine). While not as common to age white wines outside of Chardonnay, top tier German Rieslings can be aged for decades.

Other notable white grape varieties produced in Germany include Müller-Thurgau (a cross between Riesling and Madelaine Royale in the search for varieties that could withstand the extreme temperatures), Grauburguner (Pinot Gris) and Weissburguner (Pinot Blanc). The cooler German climate leads to earlier harvesting in general and gives German wines a distinctive character of higher acidity.

Historically red wine has always been harder to produce in the German climate. However, Pinot Noir grown in slightly warmer pockets of the country, has been highly successful in recent times. Going by the German name, Spätburgunder, German Pinot Noir can be elegant, structured and have vibrant acidity.

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