Riesling Fruehmess – Old Vines

Grape variety : 100% Riesling
Type of soil : sandstone sand at 250m high
Vines : Planted in the 60’s

Vintage 2012 :

Alcohol : 12.6 %
Total acidity : 4.5 g/l h2so4
Residual sugar : 6.1 g/l

Vintage 2017 :

Alcohol : 13.6 %
Total acidity : 3.8 g/l h2so4
Residual sugar : 4.9 g/l

Harvest : handpicked grapes

Winemaking process :

Grapes directly pressed in our pneumatic press. Cold settling of juice at 13/14°C and spontaneous fermentation with natural yeasts. Aged on fine lees several months in steal tank until the bottling the next spring.

Food and wine pairing suggestions :

With a fish fillet with meunière sauce, a scallop shell or with hard cheese like old comté for example.

Download the tech. sheet : Riesling Fruehmess 2017