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Wine Specifics
WineWise Code | GCB-AUS23 |
Country | Germany |
Region | Rheinhessen |
Color/Style | White |
Destemming | Complete |
Fermentation Vessel | Stainless Steel |
Additional Fermentation Notes | Fermentation duration: 10 weeks
Maceration: 12 hours, over night |
Aging Vessel | 100% Stainless Steel |
Aging Duration (months) | 6 months |
Filtered? | Yes |
Fining Agents | None |
Yeast Protocol | Cultured |
Malolactic Conversion | No |
Added Sulfur | Yes, 52 mg/L |
Varieties | 100% Riesling |
Residual Sugar | 89.9 |
ABV | 8.5 |
Acidity | 6.5 |
Closure | Screw-top |
Annual Production | 66 cases |
Other Wine Facts | Thirty million years ago, this region slumbered beneath a vast prehistoric ocean. Its timeless legacy endures in the soils, where fossilized snail shells, oysters an shark teeth whisper tales of ancient seas - infusing our wines with unparalleled minerality an depth. |
Primary Vineyard Name | Frei-Laubersheimer Kirchberg |
Soil Types | Clay, Calcareous |
Elevation (meters) | 170-200 |
Vine Age | 10 |
Yields (hl/ha) | 40 |
Harvest Method | Hand-Harvested |
Additional Harvest Notes | Grown through multiple selective hand-pickings of only the ripest, healthiest grapes, ensuring exceptional concentration and quality |
Other Vineyard Details | Covering just 5 hectares, the Frei-Laubersheimer Kirchberg is one of the smalest and most distintive vinyard sites in the region. Its limited size makes wines from this hillside a genuine rarity - treasured for their character and origin. |
Notes from the Producer: Be careful, it is not Hackenheimer, it is Frei-Laubersheimer Kirchberg !!
3 times hand selected grapes, high end quality Riesling.
One of my best Riesling, if I would know that my life would be long enough, I would not ever sell this wine! I would drink it alone.
All Bernhard Wines
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