Scheurebe

Scheurebe can do a lot — but rarely as precisely as here. Wagner-Stempel from Siefersheim in Rheinhessen shows with this wine what the grape variety is really capable of: no sweetness, no broadside, but coolness, structure, and tension.

Daniel Wagner's winery is located in northern Rheinhessen, on calcareous porphyry weathered soil — a foundation that produces wines with firm minerality and a clear line. Scheurebe is not a footnote here, but a seriously taken variety with its own character.

In the glass, the wine shows a cool, clear nose: fresh grapefruit, green herbs, a hint of citrus peel. On the palate, fine-juicy and straightforward — not a lush body, but an athletic wine with firm structure. The grapefruit carries through to the long finish, where it combines with a fine herbal spice. A slight astringency provides both bite and drinkability.

• Temperature: 10–12 °C
• Food: Goat cheese salad, fried monkfish with caper butter, asparagus with hollandaise sauce, or spicy lentil soup