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Weingut Rudolf May

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  • About the Producer

    Rudolf May founded his estate in 1998 with two hectares, and through hard work and focus on quality has grown it to fourteen. His main interest has always been Silvaner, and he is one of only a few growers to demonstrate that this often overlooked varietal can produce distinctive wines with ageing potential. May’s Silvaners are the finest in Germany, his poor, fossil-rich soils enabling him to make very fine, pure, mineral-driven wines. He believes in minimal intervention, and in 2016 he and his son Benedikt (who apprenticed at Mosbacher) adopted organic methods. They are already noticing that the vines are now more resilient and balanced. This is an estate firmly established in the top rank.

  • About the Latest Vintage

    What goes around comes around: in 2019 Retzstadt was devastated by frost, but relatively untouched the following year, whereas the rest of Franken, unaffected in 2019, saw huge frost damage. The growing season was smooth and trouble free. Most of the estate’s old vines did not suffer in the dry weather, and they were able to irrigate the young plots. Judicious canopy management, whereby a thick umbrella of foliage shaded the grapes, prevented sunburn, and low yields ensured ripening did not slow in the warm weather. The harvest began on 11 September with the GGs and finished in record time 10 days later. It is a lovely year: the wines are brisk, fresh and very seductive. 

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  • 2016 Riesling Retzstadt

    Weingut Rudolf May

    £14.68 per Bottle

    £88.07 per Case

    £10.00 per Bottle

    £60.00 per Case

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  • 2016 Silvaner Retzstadt

    Weingut Rudolf May

    £14.68 per Bottle

    £88.07 per Case

    £10.00 per Bottle

    £60.00 per Case

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  • 2017 Himmelspfad Silvaner GG [18 18]

    Weingut Rudolf May

    £38.68 per Bottle

    £232.07 per Case

    £30.00 per Bottle

    £180.00 per Case

    Bottle - 75cl

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  • 2017 Rothlauf Silvaner GG [19 18]

    Weingut Rudolf May

    £38.68 per Bottle

    £232.07 per Case

    £30.00 per Bottle

    £180.00 per Case

    Bottle - 75cl

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  • 2017 Silvaner Retzstadt [08 18]

    Weingut Rudolf May

    £14.68 per Bottle

    £88.07 per Case

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  • 2018 Himmelspfad Silvaner GG [15 19]

    Weingut Rudolf May

    £38.68 per Bottle

    £232.07 per Case

    £30.00 per Bottle

    £180.00 per Case

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  • 2018 Rothlauf Silvaner GG [16 19]

    Weingut Rudolf May

    £38.68 per Bottle

    £232.07 per Case

    £30.00 per Bottle

    £180.00 per Case

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  • 2019 Himmelspfad Silvaner GG [11 20]

    Weingut Rudolf May

    £33.88 per Bottle

    £203.27 per Case

    £26.00 per Bottle

    £156.00 per Case

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    2019 Silvaner [02 20]

    Weingut Rudolf May

    £11.08 per Bottle

    £66.47 per Case

    £7.00 per Bottle

    £42.00 per Case

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  • 2020 Himmelspfad Silvaner GG [13 21]

    Weingut Rudolf May

    £232.07 per Case

    £180.00 per Case

    Bottle - 75cl

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  • 2020 Rothlauf Silvaner GG [14 21]

    Weingut Rudolf May

    £232.07 per Case

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    2020 Silvaner [03 21]

    Weingut Rudolf May

    £66.47 per Case

    £42.00 per Case

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