40+ year old vines planted on quartzite soils in the Berg Roseneck vineyard.
label is a homage to Carl’s wife, Petra - his partner in wine, parenting, and everything else. It pictures their three daughters in the background and evokes Petra’s skills as a master of haute couture dress making and design. It was painted by a very good friend of theirs about 15 years ago
92 pts Wine Enthusiast
only a little funky, but in a delicious and fascinating way. It is aromatic and intense, chock full of bright fruit and minerality, with touches of wild spice and earthiness. It may make your mouth pucker a bit, but you will keep reaching for your glass. This is a dry, full-bodied wine, and it needs a little time in the glass or a short decanting to show its full range of flavors
region: Rudesheim, Rheingau, Germany
varietal: Riesling
style: orange
farming/cellar: hand-harvested, vineyard sorted, de-stemmed and spends 10 weeks / 3 months on the skins. Spontaneous fermentation takes place in 1200L wooden barrels with natural yeasts from the grapes that lasts five months under temperature control. The wine spends 18 months on the lees with battonage occurring twice total while aging in neutral oak vessels of varying sizes. Not fined or Filtered. No added so2
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