Hans Wirsching - Iphofer Kalb Sylvaner Bocksbeutel 2023

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Producer	Hans Wirsching
Country	Germany
Region	Franconia
Subregion	Iphofer
Varietal	Sylvaner
Vintage	2023
Sku	12014157
Size	750ml

 

The Iphofer Kalb site is a steep slope exposed to the south. The gypsum soils warm easily which lead to elegant wines with fresh flavors and fine fruitiness. The mild climate and long vegetation period allow the grapes to reach full ripeness while emphasizing the mineral characteristics in the soil. Silvaners from Iphofen are full-bodied wines with a savory finish and long age-ability. The chalky gypsum soils lend a pleasant minerality and finesse to the wine. Notes of sage, apple and pear, along with a stony, saline element on the finish. Comes in the traditional bottle of the area: The Bocksbeutel! This wine blew us away and comes Highly Recommended!

Weingut Hans Wirsching, situated in the picturesque medieval town of Iphofen in Franconia, an hour and a half east of Frankfurt, is one of the top producers of Silvaner and Scheurebe in Germany. Now in its 14th generation, the Wirsching family, led by Andrea Wirsching, focuses on Silvaner (40%), the signature grape of the Franconian wine area. 

The Wirsching estate dates to 1630, when Hans Wirsching donated a vineyard to the Abbey at Ebrach. Over the next several centuries, the Wirschings continued their love for, and involvement in, the business of agriculture and wine growing. In the late 19th century, the family almost gave up winemaking as the phylloxera louse devastated the European wine industry. It was a young Hans Wirsching who, in 1918 at age 23 and returning from World War I, made the decision to put all his energy into restoring the vineyards. He not only restarted the winery, but also began the painstaking process of replanting the vineyards with American rootstock.

The soils in this part of Franconia consist largely of “Keuper” or Jurassic Clay, a sediment stone from 220 million years ago, when dinosaurs walked through what was then swamps. Layers of Gypsum within that stone add an alkaloid which give the wines low to moderate acidity. The wines of Iphofen are full bodied with hints of herbaceous aromas and elegant fruit components.

Wirsching is a member of the wine association VDP- Die Prädikatsweingüter. The VDP has very high production and quality standards which are as follows: VDP.Gutswein (estate), VDP.Ortswein (village), VDP Erste Lage (Premier Cru), VDP.Große Lage (Grand Cru). Wirsching is member of Fair N’Green, an organization that certifies growers for sustainable viticulture.