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| Estate Name: | Weingut Karl Lingenfelder |
| Proprietor/Winemaker: | Rainer-Karl Lingenfelder |
| Wine Region: | Pfalz |
| Estate Size: | 15 ha (37 acres) |
| Vineyards: | Freinsheimer Goldberg 2.28 Ha (5.6 acres) |
| Freinsheimer Musikantenbuckel 3.15 Ha (7.8 acres) | |
| Grosskarlbacher Osterberg 4.78 Ha (11.8 acres) | |
| Grosskarlbacher Burgweg 4.74 Ha (11.7 acres) | |
| Vineyard exposure: | 70 % gentle south-facing slopes, 30 % flat |
| White grape varieties: | Riesling (37%) |
| Scheurebe (10%) | |
| Grauburgunder (9%) | |
| Müller Thurgau (2%) | |
| Sylvaner (4%) | |
| Kerner (7%) | |
| Red grape varieties: | Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) (18%) |
| Dornfelder (13%) | |
| Cellars: | 75 % Stainless steel tanks |
| 25 % Wooden casks – barriques and larger traditional casks | |
| Vaulted sandstone cellars, dating from 1830 | |
| Bulk storage capacity: 180,000 Litres | |
| Bottle storage capacity: 300,000 bottles | |
| Winemaking philosophy: | We believe that great wines are created in the vineyard.
Our vineyard practices aim to create perfect intensely flavoured fruit
at harvest. We practice gentle winemaking in the cellar, intervene as
little as possible and let nature take its course. All wines are initially
fermented in stainless steel tanks. To preserve the maximum complexity
and fullness of flavour, we avoid clarifying or stabilizing agents. |
| Styles of wine: | 60 % very dry; 15 % dry; 25 % off-dry and sweet |
| Average production: | 120,000 litres = about 13,000 cases per year |
| Export: | 20 % of production (represented in 12 countries) |