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Westerberg «Mountain of the West»

This plot, located 500 meters from Albermohn, is its complete opposite: stones, a primary silty horizon, deep roots. Seemingly the warmest and most arid terroir, in the glass, it becomes the freshest, most intense, and salivating expression of limestone. On the palate: a slight astringency from the acidity, highlighting the horizontality! The opposition of textures: Salivation on fluidity, a palate caressed by the grain of the silts. The deep sands of this location allow for water resurgence during dry periods and maintain this level of freshness!

Additional information

Unfiltered, Unfined

Available vintage

2023

Recommended storage times

ages 15 to 20 years, Drink now

Average age of the vines

20 years

Sweetness

Dry

Alcohol content

13.5%

Grape variety

Gewurztraminer, Riesling

Exposure

Steep slope 25 to 30% due South

Serving temperature

10 to 14°C

Terroir

Deep sand, Muschelkalk, Silty-clay-limestone

Winemaking

24-hour cold pre-fermentation maceration, Fermentation by indigenous yeasts in century-old foudres, Grapes harvested and pressed simultaneously

Wine aging

12 months in century-old foudres then 12 months in ovoid sandstone vats