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Village Wine, Organic
2023
Bright yellow-green colored, apricot scents, precisely structured on the palate, medium bodied, very balanced acidity – an elegant Riesling from Kamptal.
Details
| Origin | from terraced vineyards, north of Langenlois |
|---|---|
| Soil type | partly loess, partly amphibolit |
| Grape variety | Riesling |
| Harvest | Oct. 12, 2023 |
| Ageing | Stahltank |
| Bottling | Februar 2024 |
| Decanting Time | 0 – 2 hours |
| Trinktemperatur | 10 °C |
All Riesling Vineyards of the estate are situated on the hills north of Langenlois, where a more mineralic soil type can be found, due to the influence of the Bohemian Massif. In a first harvesting session, all premature grapes are selected to be the base for this elegant and fruit-driven Riesling.
The grapes are harvested mostly in morning hours, when it’s still cool outside. Retaining the freshness is one of the main aims for this wine. The whole bunches are gently pressed, settled, racked and brought to fermentation in the naturally cool cellar.
Vintage 2023 began after a dry winter with very mild temperatures in March. Fortunately, this was followed by a relatively cool April, which shifted the timing of bud break to the end of the month. With the risk of late frost averted, the weather turned quite humid. This was ideal for the dry vineyards, where greenery and flowering strips were able to visibly recover. However, the conditions were also ideal for downy mildew, a disease that was present right from the start. Now it was time to carry out precise and effective foliage work: Break out shoots and ensure a loose and well-ventilated canopy. Flowering shifted to the last week of June, and this was also when the hot weather began. The vineyards suffered a little, but were spared major drought stress. The saving rain came, but it was meant too well. With a downpour at the beginning of the harvest, it brought up to 90 liters per square meter and hailstorms in many vineyards. This delayed ripening in many vineyards and made very precise manual harvesting necessary, especially in the damaged vineyards. All in all, a challenging year, but one that produced astonishingly expressive wines thanks to a great deal of precise work. Moderate acidity, elegant and creamy.
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