ESTATE DORNFELDER RHEINHESSEN 2011 Albrecht Schneider’s maxim has always been absolute devotion to his vineyards and wines, whilst marketing was considered less important. He had to take over the “reigns” at an early age in 1967 after his apprenticeship at the Langwerth von Simmern estate, and even in those early days, he realized that only healthy soils could allow the cultivation of fine wines, and began with interrow crops while modernizing from horse to special light trac- tor. The estate has been owned by the Schneider family for 7 generations, and today at vintage time, three gen- erations are at work. VARIETAL: WINEMAKING: 100% Dornfelder The large, loosely-packed berries ripen early in September and are not so prone to rotting, QUALITY LEVEL: so spraying fungicides can be kept to a mini- Qualitätswein, estate-bottled dry red mum. Our Dornfelder is produced very tradi- tionally, i.e. carefully selected ripe & healthy TERROIR: fruit, undergoing mash fermentation and is The dry red Dornfelder is cultivated in our matured in old oak for 12 months. Niersteiner Kirchplatte and Findling vine- yards. Our Dornfelder is grown on the high TASTING NOTES: plateau behind the Rote Hang (or “Red Dark magenta, but still transparent (not Slope”). The vineyards are flat with soils con- cloudy). Very fruity bouquet with bright taining a mixture of Rotliegend (clay, sand- notes of sour cherry and cranberry. Smooth stone and iron deposits) and clay loam. and round on the palate with lots of sour cherry flavor, subtle violet notes and cinna- DORNFELDER: mon spice on the finish. The varietal Dornfelder dates from 1955 and is a cross between Helfensteiner & Heroldre- FOOD PAIRING: be. Not only the skins, but also the juice is Poultry dishes, Steak/BBQ, and dark chocolate. UPC: 8 36957 00270 1 red, so it is possible to make a dark-colored 12pk / 750ml red wine without blending. ALCOHOL: 13.0% RESIDUAL SUGAR: 0.6 G/L TA: 5.2 G/L ARGENTINA AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA CANADA CHILE ENGLAND FRANCE GERMANY ITALY NEW ZEALAND PORTUGAL SPAIN UNITED STATES P: 847.647.1100 W: www.winesellersltd.com @WinesellersLtd.