Riesling Trocken "Hasensprung," Dreissigacker - 2016

Name: Riesling Trocken "Hasensprung," Dreissigacker
Brand: Dreissigacker
SKU: 43417
Price: 44.96 USD
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Item # 43417 750mL

A single vineyard bottling from Hasensprung which sits west of Bechtheim and north of Westhofen. The soils here are clay-based with a topsoil consisting of loess and loam. This wine was spontaneously fermented in neutral barrique giving an entirely different profile to this delicious grape variety. Winemaker Jochen Dreissigacker has always been passionate about dry Riesling and when he took over the family estate in his early 20s, he moved the wines in that direction.

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Color

White

Vintage

2016

Country

Germany

Region

Rheinhessen

Producer

Dreissigacker

Grape Variety

Riesling

Production Methods

Organic

Practicing Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard.

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Staff Pick Notes

“I don’t think we make wines that are everyone’s darlings. We make wines that are polarizing in many ways. They don’t represent pattern, cliché, or any other stereotype.” - Jochen Dreissigacker Do you enjoy drinking distinctive and high-spirited wines blasting with flavor? If so, you will definitely be into this dry Riesling. It's a rocket ship of tastes and aromas. Peach! Nectarine! Apricot! Citrus! (Yes, they all deserve exclamation points.) There's nothing subtle about this wine, but its boisterous nature is what I love about it. From a single vineyard site with clay-based soils, low-fi farming and deft winemaking techniques, this demonstrates how amazing wines from the Rheinhessen can be.

- BLR

Glossary

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