VDP Gutswein, Riesling 3000

GERMANY – Rheinhessen

Locality:

GERMANY – Rheinhessen

Appellation:

Landwein Rhein

Grape Variety:

Riesling

WineMaker:

Kai Schätzel

Vineyard:

The vines thrive on red slate soils in the renowned “Roter Hang” of Nierstein. 3 euros per bottle are invested in either plants, animals, or people — depending on the customer’s choice. For more information, visit: https://riesling3000.schaetzel.de/.

Viticulture:

Organic and biodynamic (certified Ecofeuille and Demeter).

WineMaking:

Hand-picked grapes are foot-crushed and pressed, then transferred into used oak barrels without sedimentation. Fermentation occurres spontaneously with ambient yeasts, followed by malolactic fermentation and a final stage under flor yeast.

Aging:

Aged for 12 months in used barrels under a layer of flor yeast.

Bottling:

Neither fined nor filtered. Bottled in a lightweight bottle with recyclable cork, a sustainable label, and no capsule. 25 pp total SO2 at bottling.

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