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Riesling Erstes Gewächs
IWC International Wine Challenge London 2009: Gold Riesling du Monde 2009: Silver / Mundus Vini 2009: Silver IWSC International Wine & Spirit Competition London 2009: Silver Analyse: Alc.: 13,0 %vol, Ac.: 7,0 g/l, RS.: 6,8 g/l Geschmack: A pale yellow coloured Riesling with light green reflexes. Its bouquet appears mature with a good structure. Very high toned and rather austere on the nose but with very attractive hazelnut core in the middle. At the palate it occurs very clear and juicy. This is a convincing and vital wine, quite assertive but with lots of flavour in dry Erstes Gewächs idiom with a pleasant length. Needs food with all this texture but a punchy bottle of wine.
Serving temperature: 10° C to 12° C Inhalt: 0,75 l
Preis pro Flasche: 19,40 €
Bestell-Nr: 0742
Grape production This site near the Rhine River is named after the chapel of Sankt Bartholome, which lies on the western edge of the town of Winkel. The water’s balancing effect on day and night temperatures make this site one of the warmest in the entire Rheingau. The 2.8 ha of vineyards belonging to the wine estate (the site comprises a total of 26 ha) are cultivated solely with Riesling. The soil comprises mainly deep loess, although gravel and moist loess and loam also can be found. The wines tend to feature a filigree character, and the elegant acidity supports good storage capacity. Wine production The wine harvest took place at the beginning of October. In order to receive a fresh fruit of the wine an intensive negatively selection was needed. The harvest per hectar was approximately 4000 l. The grapes were then carefully pressed in the cellar of the estate. The fermentation in cooled high-grade steel tanks underlines again the freshness and the fruitiness of the wine. The year 2007 In 2007 we harvested aromatic grapes with very high must weights. The grapes had one of the longest veraison of all times. In spring the vines came very early into bloom and consequently the grapes already began to vegetate by the end of May. Throughout the entire summer while being water-saturated, the ripening-process endured quite long and slowly. Thanks to steady and also dry weather conditions in October, with cool nights and plenty of sun in the daytime, we were enabled to await the perfect point of time to start the vintage taking care of the needs of each particular vineyard and each type of grape. This enormously successful vintage 2007 expresses truly the character of our certain terroir and let us produce an excellent and intensive variety of wine. The First Growth The First Growth is representing the premium segment our wine pyramid. Strict cultivation and producing criteria as well as a second sensory control are the pa-rameter for the born quality from the vineyards which is indispensable counting. Noticeable for the first growth is a substantial taste and the classical Rheingauer Schlegelbottle. Also the award on the label “Erstes Gewächs” with the three romanic double archs. | |
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