This Riesling Grand Cru has great opulence, length and clear expression. It has intense fruit flavours and very complex aromas - with hints of peach, melon and figs. An excellent dry white wine from a fantastic location in the glacial valley of the Rhine, where the sloping Aulerde vineyard is sheltered by the eastern and southern slopes of the Kirchspiel. The 50-year-old Riesling vines are grown in a vineyard with VDP. Grosse Lage (Grand Cru) classification, and the soil is rich in clay loam with a layer of gravelly sandstone and a thick loess layer, giving the vines a rich supply of minerals. The fully ripened, golden Riesling berries were hand picked in late October, and after gentle crushing and pressing, fermentation and maturation took place in traditional oak casks. This wine is suitable for both men and women.
