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# Rudolf May, Silvaner Retzstadter Himmelspfad GG 2025
- URL: https://www.jessebeckerms.com/reviews/rudolf-may-silvaner-retzstadter-himmelspfad-gg-2025/
- Published: 2026-08-31T20:34:35.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-31T20:34:35.000Z
- Author: Jesse Becker MS
- Tags: Reviews, Franken, Silvaner, Rudolf May, #vineyard-retzstadter-himmelspfad, #classification-gg, #vintage-2025, #score-4.0, #format-750ml, #tasted-2026-08

Blanched almond, peach skin, sweet green herbs, and wildflowers on the nose. The palate is dense with extract, yet has a long, lingering mineral presence. Superb.

| Producer       | Rudolf May              |
| -------------- | ----------------------- |
| Grape          | Silvaner                |
| Vineyard       | Retzstadter Himmelspfad |
| Classification | GG                      |
| Region         | Franken                 |
| Vintage        | 2025                    |
| Format         | 750 ml                  |
| Tasted         | August 2026             |
| Score          | ★★★★4 stars             |

Retzstadt sits in a side valley of the Main, north of Würzburg. The Himmelspfad is a steep, south-facing Gewann of the greater Langenberg site. Only Himmelspfad is VDP.Große Lage; the rest of Langenberg is Erste Lage. Shell limestone. Producer tech sheet: 8 hours of skin maceration, spontaneous fermentation, aging in 1,200 L Stückfass.

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