Chardonnay Reserve dry 2022
A Riesling of dry, elegant and discreet fruitiness - finely balanced, sophisticated food companion, intense minerality, slightly tart. Delicate mirabelle yellow with light green reflections. Somewhat herbaceous, floral nose, lilac. Cool minerality in the drink - quince, rosehip, slight saltiness & phenolic.
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Hand-picked on 09. October 2021 | very steep and very warm south to south-east exposure | strong sun reflection due to direct Mosel exposure | lots of blue and gray slate | 40 year old vines | harvested in 30 liter crates | 100% clean grapes | low yields (40hl/ha) | 4 hours maceration | slow pneumatic pressing | 15 hours settling | rather cloudy must filled into 225 liter used barrels | spontaneous fermentation | after fermentation no refilling of barrels | aged on the full lees for 12 months quite cloudy must | decanted into used 225 liter barrels | spontaneous fermentation | no refill of the barrel after fermentation | aged 15 months on the fine lees | no bâtonnage | 1 month with the fine lees in stainless steel | sulfited just before bottling | bottled unfiltered end of March 2023.
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Year: 2021
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Grape: Riesling
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Taste: Dry
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Alcohol: 13 %
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Ideal drinking temperature: 9°- 10° C
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Content: 750 ml
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Quality: wine of origin
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Fermentation: Spontaneous fermentation
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Vinification: Stainless steel tanks
Product Details
Data sheet
- Year
- 2021
- Grape
- Riesling
- Taste
- Dry
- Alcohol
- 13 %
- Ideal drinking temperature
- 9°- 10° C
- Content
- 750 ml
- Quality
- wine of origin
- Fermentation
- Spontaneous fermentation
- Vinification
- Stainless steel tanks
Meurer
Now in the third generation, Amelie and Matthias Meurer run the Meurer Winery in the wine village of Reil on the Moselle. The character of their wines has stood for quality, down-to-earthness and a sense of tradition for many years. The new generation has set out to combine innovation with tradition and to make wines that reflect the terroir of the steep slopes around Reil, while at the same time being refined and full of character.
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