Piri Naturel

The Pieroth family has lived in Burg Layen since 1781. Christine Pieroth separated her natural wine range from the family's classic line, and she defines herself first and foremost as a farmer rather than a winemaker: "Ninety percent of the work has already been done in the vineyard." This shows in practice on the ground: permanent, diverse ground cover, natural compost made from grape skins and seeds together with manure from a neighboring farm, and a unique agroforestry plot where trees, shrubs and hedgerows were planted alongside PIWI varieties to cool the microclimate naturally. In the cellar the approach stays entirely pure: meticulous hand harvest, wild yeasts only, extended aging on the full lees without bâtonnage, unstabilized and unfiltered. All the labels are illustrated and produced by hand. Christine appears in Camilla Gjerde's book Natural Trailblazers as one of the pioneers of wine that faces up to the challenges of climate – she planted the first agroforestry vineyard in the Nahe. Raw Wine, the world's largest natural wine community, presents her as a prime example of the new Germany, which has finally made its mark on the international natural wine scene. And Simon Woolf, author of Amber Revolution, wrote that her wine was fascinating, and that its nose brought up notes that reminded him of an aged Radikon Ribolla Gialla.