Year-long ferment of riesling and welschriesling from Croatia. Kumquat, orange flower, ooh.
Article number: | Year-long ferment of riesling and welschriesling from Croatia. Kumquat, orangeflower, ooh. |
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Grape varieties: Riesling & welschriesling
Region: Continental
Appellation: Croatia
Soils: Limestone & marl
Vine age: 60-85 years
Farming: Biodynamic. Hand-harvested estate fruit.
Vinification: 100% Riesling barrel fermented, with 10% whole cluster, and no crushing for 7 days. After. the wine undergoes spontaneous fermentation and is allowed to ferment naturally - 90% in 2,000L Slavonian oak barrels. The wine undergoes an extremely slow natural fermentation, and not starting malolactic fermentation until early the following year (2022).
Aging: 12 months in old slavonian oak