2024 Rita & Rudolf Trossen 'Schieferblume' Riesling Trocken, Mosel, Germany Cyprus max 20 mg/l SO2 added

max 20 mg/l SO2 added

elevation and earth to facilitate the iridescence of this place

pressed to neutral French oak and stainless steel for a short maturation before bottling

The exposure slows ripening

The fruit is macerated for ten to thirty days with treading done twice a day

2024 Rita & Rudolf Trossen 'Schieferblume' Riesling Trocken, Mosel, Germany Cyprus max 20 mg/l SO2 addedGrapes are hand harvested and whole bunches are fermented in 500 liter stainless steel tanks with indigenous yeast. The tanks are cooled by ambient air and fermentation takes place over about 7 months. The wine ages for about 11 months and is bottled without fining or filtration and zero sulfur is added. Rita and Rudolf Trossen decided to break with modern winemaking practices in 1978, when they converted their entire estate to Biodynamics in 1978.