“Spätlese (“late harvest”) is, as its designation indicates, picked late, usually at the end of October, in the Niederberg-Helden a single vineyard site (designated an Erste Lage or “First Growth“ site). In these steep sloped vineyards grow old vines (40–60 years), planted in the middle of the last century, partly ungrafted and managed under organic farming methods. The grapes have a long ripening phase, hence the sugar reading at harvest is higher, as is the aroma potential. A Riesling hardly to be topped in terms of density and expression. A dry and truly exquisite wine.” Winemaker’s notes, more at SybilleKuntz.de
Sybille Kuntz Spätlese Riesling Trocken
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Specifications
| Winery | Weingut Sybille Kuntz |
|---|---|
| Varieties | Riesling |
| Farming Practices | Bio-Weingut organic certified in 2013 / Demeter certified biodynamic in 2016 / spontaneous cover crop |
| Soils | blue Devonian slate |
| Trellis system | 8-10 buds per vine / yielding 50-60 HL per ha (equivalent one bottle per vine) |
| Hectares/Acres | 50-60 HL per ha (equivalent one bottle per vine) |
| Exposure | 40-60% grade incline |
| Harvest Technique | picked in mid-October at 22.5 Brix minimum / hand washed in the vineyard / great care to keep berries intact and loaded into small crates |
| Year Vines Were Planted | 1950’s / partly own-rooted as a massale selection |
| Yeast | selected |
| Fermentation | skin contact for 1-2 hours in the closed tank / must settles for 12 hours / stainless-steel ferment between 16°-18°C over 6-8 weeks |
|---|---|
| Malolactic | no |
| Maturation | on fine lees till spring / bottled in late spring of the following year |
| Sulfur | yes |
| Filter | yes |
| Fining | no |
| Alcohol | 13.5% |
| Item No | G0102 |
| Size | 750ML |
| Bottle Case | 12 |
| Country | Germany |
| Region | Mosel |
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