Weingut Stefan Meyer "Silvaner" Pfalz, Germany 2022

FROM BONHOMIE THE WINE: 15 – 40 year old vines planted to loam and clay soils. Hand harvested and sorted. Natural yeast fermentation in stainless steel tanks. Aged on lees until bottling in early February following harvest. 4.5 g/l residual sugar, 6 g natural acidity. THE PRODUCER: With a history in their village going back to the 1700s, Stefan Meyer’s family is as much a part of the terroir of Rhodt unter Reitburg as the clay and loam soils their vines are planted to. These vines, which lie along the border of the Palatinate forest, cover 16 ha distributed among 70 different small plots. Considering that Stefan’s grandfather Karl Hermann Meyer started the estate with 4 ha in 1954, it’s clear that growth here is done in a measured and thoughtful way, only adding the best plots available and never choosing quantity over quality. Stefan, who took over the estate from his father Willi in 2011 after apprenticing at Bassermann Jordan, continues to innovate at the estate while maintaining