Prager Steinriegl Riesling
Wine Description
Federspiel signifies a purely Wachau wine, fermented dry naturally between 11.5% and 12.5% alcohol. Steinriegl is the name of the vineyard sourced for this wine.
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
The Steinriegl vineyard
Vineyard size
12 acres
Soil composition
Calcareous, Rocky, and Silty-Loam
Training method
Half High
Elevation:
820-1,120 feet
Vines/acre:
2,680
Yield/acre:
2 tons
Exposure:
Southern / Southwestern
Year vineyard planted:
1949-1990
Harvest time:
October
First vintage of this wine:
1953
Bottles produced of this wine:
25,000
Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
100% Riesling
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
34 days
Fermentation temperature:
63 °F
Type of aging container:
Stainless steel tanks
Size of aging container:
4,000 L
Length of aging before bottling:
7 months
Age of Aging Container:
7 years
Length of bottle aging:
2 months
Analytical Data
pH level:
3.4
Acidity:
6.9 g/L
Alcohol:
12.5 %
Dry extract:
22.7 g/L
Residual sugar:
2.6 g/L
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