Bibo Runge at Pallas Wines
I was visiting Pallas Wines and met Markus Bonsels from Weingut Bibo Runge. He and Walter Bibo work together making wines that have character and are different than usual. Exactly the wine producers that Pallas Wines is known for.
Markus Bonsels
After studying biotechnology and working for different companies, Markus Bonsels started studying oenology. During his practical assignment for the Masterdegree he met Walter Bibo, who started his Bibo Runge in 2013. Walter comes from a wine-growing family and of course studied wine.
The secret of Bibo Runge wines
Together they have one goal: to make fantastic wines. And do you know what the secrets are? First of all: by giving wines time to develop.
How? It starts with hand picking of the grapes, then a long soaking time, followed by a soft pressing in a “Champagne basket press”. They work with natural yeast and a long maturing time in oak barrels.
Details about the wines
Markus gives details about the wines:
* The Rheingau Riesling Trocken has a soaking time of 15 hours and is aged for 10 months on a Doppelstückfass (that is a 2400 liter barrel) without bâtonnage. The first proof that the Bibo wines get time to develop.
* The Hargardun Riesling and the Romantiker Riesling had a 24-hour soaking time and bâtonnage during the 12-month ripening in a Stückfass (= barrel of 1200 liters). A significant difference with the Riesling Trocken. Certainly worth a try!
* The Revolluzer Rheingau Riesling has been soaked for 2 days and is less sharp due to Malolactic fermentation and 15 months of maturation in Halbstückfass (= 600 liter barrel). A revolutionary different wine according to the makers. And so it is.
My advise: try these wines.