Siegbert Bimmerle Pinot Gris Spätlese dry

This Pinot Gris tastes dry, juicy, and full, without appearing heavy. With 13.5% vol, it brings body, and you feel the Spätlese ripeness more in the substance than in the sweetness.

As a Prädikatswein from Baden, it represents a grape variety that is at home in southwestern Germany. Pinot Gris typically turns out rounder and broader than Riesling or Pinot Blanc, with less acidity play and more weight on the palate. That is exactly where this wine lies: it focuses on structure and melt rather than sharpness. The screw cap suits this straightforward, fruit-driven style.

Its mild acidity and round body make it a partner for dishes with melt. Salmon or char are good examples: the fat of the fish meets a wine that counters them with fullness without overwhelming them with acidity. The same applies to light poultry, where you don't have to fear cream sauces or crispy skin.

Creamy pasta also works because the dry vinification clearly absorbs the sauce and does not become stickily sweet. Serve it at 8 to 10 °C.

As an occasion, it fits a dinner for two or a round with friends, in spring and summer just as well as on mild autumn days.

If you want to compare, these three dry white wines will help:

• Heitlinger Pinot Gris trocken is also a Pinot Gris, but comes from the Kraichgau and from a different producer. It is the choice if you want to try the same grape variety from a different origin.
• Siegbert Bimmerle Sauvignon Blanc Spätlese trocken comes from the same producer and from Baden, but is a Sauvignon Blanc. Reach for it if you like the house style and are looking for a different grape variety.
• Heitlinger Pinot Blanc is a dry Pinot Blanc from the Kraichgau. It fits if you want to stay with the Pinot family but change the grape variety.