2018 Louis Guntrum Oppenheim Sackträger Riesling Trocken

From 25-year-old vines on calcareous loess soils, fermented in stainless steel, Oppenheim Sackträger Riesling Trocken is pure, fresh and mineral on the nose, provided with dense white fruits, herbal, floral and mineral/flinty aromas. Bright, intense and racy on the palate, this is a juicy, straight, elegant dry Riesling in the leaner, salty-mineral style. It is compact and finessed, still young but with good aging potential. Good, aromatic and tensioned finish.

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Viticulture

Sustainable farming and grape growing. Exclusive use of organic fertilizers, no irrigation, defoilage by hand for reduced use of pesticides and healthier grapes, cover plants as natural fertilizer, to increase biological activity of the soil and to reduce soil compression, hand selected harvest with maximum grape temperatures at harvest below 15°C..

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Vinification

Gentle pressing below 1,8 atmospheres, natural sedimentation, temperature controlled fermentation at 16°-18°C in stainless steel tanks.
Ageing on the lees, one filtration only prior to bottling.