Clean Slate Riesling
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.
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard size
6,200 acres
Soil composition
Slate
Training method
Vertical trellis system
Elevation:
300-2,200 feet
Vines/acre:
3,300
Yield/acre:
3.237 l/acre tons
Exposure:
Southern/Southwestern
Harvest time:
November
First vintage of this wine:
2005
Bottles produced of this wine:
515,000
Winemaking & Aging
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
Analytical Data
pH level:
2.6
Acidity:
7.1 g/L
Alcohol:
10.5 %
Dry extract:
21.8 g/L
Residual sugar:
24 g/L