Clean Slate Riesling

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Wine Description

The thin slate stones of our vineyards in the Mosel River Valley are a critical factor in crafting a Riesling of exquisite balance. So precious are these stones that those which slip into the river are carefully carried back up the treacherously steep vineyard slopes and returned to place.

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Vineyard name

Mosel, Germany

Vineyard size

130 acres

Soil composition

Slate

Training method

Vertical trellis system

Elevation:

300-800 feet

Vines/acre:

3,300

Yield/acre:

4.8 tons

Exposure:

Southern/Southwestern

Year vineyard planted:

1980

Harvest time:

October

First vintage of this wine:

2005

Bottles produced of this wine:

830,000

Time on its skins:

4 hours

Varietal composition:

100% Riesling

Length of alcoholic fermentation:

18-24 days

Fermentation temperature:

61-64 °F

Maceration technique:

Racking and Sur-Lie Aging

Fining agent:

Gelatine

Type of aging container:

Stainless steel tanks

Size of aging container:

59,000 l

Length of aging before bottling:

4 months

Acidity:

7.5 g/L

Alcohol:

11 %

Residual sugar:

23 g/L

Healthy grapes, gentle pressing, strict purification of musts, fermentation with selected yeasts under temperature controlled conditions, storage in stainless steel tanks until bottling.

The Mosel has a great wine growing tradition of more than 2000 years, brought here by the Romans. It is the home of Riesling and recognized all over the world. The soil with its thin slate stones is a critical factor. Reflecting and retaining heat, the slate is essential to ripening grapes in this cool climate.

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