Clean Slate Riesling

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Wine Description

The fresh, balanced taste of clean slate is achieved by carefully selecting grapes from vineyards throughout the Mosel. The steep blue slate slopes of the Lower Mosel give the wine its minerality while the Middle Mosel provides a hint of spice to complement the characteristic fresh peach flavors of the Upper Mosel.

RECOMMENDED -- Food & Wine Pairing
— Food & Wine, Oct 2013

With Clean Slate at the party, your friends will know that this evening is about the future, not the past. It's a great glass of wine – the German producer says ‘überfresh,’ and that's accurate. It's low in alcohol too, which means you'll have a clear head when the clock strikes midnight."
— Charles Antin, Dec 2013

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Vineyard name

Mosel, Germany

Vineyard size

6,200 acres

Soil composition

Slate

Training method

Vertical trellis system

Elevation:

300-1,500 feet

Vines/acre:

3,300

Yield/acre:

3,237 l/acre tons

Exposure:

Southern/Southwestern

Year vineyard planted:

1980

Harvest time:

October

First vintage of this wine:

2005

Bottles produced of this wine:

515,000

Varietal composition:

100% Riesling

Fermentation container:

Stainless steel

Fermentation temperature:

61-64 °F

Type of aging container:

Stainless steel tanks

Size of aging container:

59,000 l

Length of aging before bottling:

4 months

Age of Aging Container:

15 years

pH level:

2.5

Acidity:

7.4 g/L

Alcohol:

10.5 %

Residual sugar:

22 g/L

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