Deep garnet
Still Red · Pfalz Pradikatswein · Pfalz
A 1990s-vintage Pfalz Syrah bottling: black pepper, blackberry, smoke and firm tannin from north-Pfalz parcels.
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Allow 95 minutes from open to pour.
Knipser planted Syrah in the Pfalz in the mid-1990s; the bottling sits alongside the Cabernet-blend Cuvee X.
Structurally full-bodied, firm tannins, medium acidity with a long finish. A 1990s-vintage Pfalz Syrah bottling: black pepper, blackberry, smoke and firm tannin from north-Pfalz parcels.
Drink 3 to 12 from vintage. Young vintages benefit from 30-90 minutes of decanting; mature bottles should be handled carefully for sediment.
Grilled lamb chops is the canonical pairing; Wild boar ragu is the other strong match. Black pepper and smoke flatter charred lamb.
No: the producer uses traditional animal-derived fining agents (typically egg whites or isinglass) during clarification, so the wine is not vegan.
The blend is Syrah. The wine is classified as Pfalz Pradikatswein.
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