Württemberg is red wine country. But even in Swabian climes, Riesling is an integral part of the wine landscape.
What Hannes and Olympia from roterfaden make from it, however, has little in common with the cliché of a German Riesling.
The Riesling Endschleife - an allusion to the geographical name "Enzschleife" - comes from steep terraced vineyards planted with old vines cultivated on the vine. The grapes are fermented spontaneously, matured in used wood and bottled unfiltered and unfined and with little sulphur.
Olympia's and Hannes' Riesling highlight from the Enzschleife is paradigmatic for Riesling at the very highest level: playful lightness is combined with a powerful, vertical structure on the palate; the subtle, dark Riesling flavours are subtly interwoven in a tightly structured body with cool minerality and fine acidity.
Data sheet
Grape variety: Riesling
Vineyard: Vineyard culture, shell limestone
Harvest: By hand
Fermentation: spontaneous | wild yeasts
Ageing: in large wooden barrels
Filtration: no
SO₂: < 50 mg/l
Alcohol content: 10 % vol.
Closure: Natural cork
Drinking temperature: 10-12 °C
Perfect drinking maturity: from now - 2030
Content and price per litre: 0.75 l/(€36.12/l)
Maxime: All winegrowers listed with Vinonudo work with compost, organic fertilisers and natural preparations in their vineyards and refrain from using herbicides, pesticides and artificial fertilisers.
