Dry Rosé Wines · Fruity + Elegant

How Do Dry and Off-Dry Rosé Wines Taste?

Depending on the grape variety, rosé wines show different levels of fruit expression and aromatic character. The colour tone also varies by variety: the colour spectrum ranges from delicate pink to rich salmon pink.

On the palate, fruity nuances of red and black berries (raspberry, blackberry, strawberry, red and black currant, blueberry) appear, along with cherry and plum notes.

Nuances of cranberry, fig or subtle spicy notes are also possible.

Pinot Noir Rosé dry and the off-dry rosé are delicately fruity wines; their fine aromatics are subtle on the palate.

Further details can be found in the tasting description of each wine.

Which Grape Varieties are Used to Produce Dry Rosé Wines?

Almost all red grape varieties are suitable for producing rosé wines. Exceptions are particularly intensely coloured varieties such as Dunkelfelder or Cabernet Mitos, whose grapes, when fully ripe, have such dark juice and flesh that producing a rosé wine from them is not possible.

Classic Red Grape Varieties for Dry and Off-Dry Rosé Wines

Pinot Noir, as well as the less widely cultivated Pinot Meunier, are excellent choices for producing rosé. Both grape varieties have dark blue skins, while the flesh inside the berries is light.

Quality Assurance and Control

The quality of a rosé wine does not depend on whether it is dry or sweet. In dry rosé wines, all natural grape sugars ferment completely into alcohol, while in off-dry wines a very subtle natural residual sweetness remains.

Certified Quality

• Only flawless dry and off-dry rosé wines with varietal-typical aromatics are bottled.
• After the required laboratory analysis, the wines undergo the official quality wine examination by the Chamber of Agriculture.
• Only after successfully passing this examination may the rosé wines be labelled “German Quality Wine”.