Clean Slate Riesling
Wine Description
A balanced, low-ABV Riesling with a clean, mineral driven profile, ripe citrus flavors and a touch of honeyed peach.
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Vineyard & Production Info
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:
480,000
Winemaking & Aging
Time on its skins:
4 hours
Varietal composition:
100% Riesling
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
18-24 days
Fermentation temperature:
61-64 °F
Maceration technique:
Racking and Sur-Lie Aging
Malolactic fermentation:
No
Fining agent:
Gelatine
Type of aging container:
Stainless steel tanks
Size of aging container:
59,000 l
Length of aging before bottling:
average 4 months
Length of bottle aging:
none
Total SO2:
148
Analytical Data
pH level:
3.11
Acidity:
7.1 g/L
Alcohol:
10.7 %
Dry extract:
21.7 g/L
Total SO2:
148
Residual sugar:
19 g/L
Wine Production
Healthy grapes, gentle pressing, strict purification of musts, fermentation with selected yeasts under temperature controlled conditions, storage in stainless steel tanks until bottling.
About the Vineyard
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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