Rudi Pichler Grüner Veltliner Federspiel
Wine Description
Federspiel designates the wine from the middle harvest in the Wachau, and is typically the largest single production wine at the winery.
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
several sites within the Wachau region
Soil composition
Gneiss and loess
Training method
Two short horizontal canes
Elevation:
726 -1150 feet
Vines/acre:
1200-1800
Yield/acre:
1.6-2.8 tons
Exposure:
Southern/Southwestern
Harvest time:
October-November
First vintage of this wine:
1989
Bottles produced of this wine:
30,000
Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
100% Grüner Veltliner
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
10-18 days
Fermentation temperature:
64-72 °F
Maceration technique:
Cold Soak Maceration
Malolactic fermentation:
No
Type of aging container:
Stainless steel
Size of aging container:
1000-5000L
Length of aging before bottling:
5 to 7 months
Age of Aging Container:
2 - 15 years
Length of bottle aging:
1 month
Analytical Data
Acidity:
5.1 g/L
Alcohol:
12.5 %
Residual sugar:
1.1 g/L
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