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Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Dry Grosses Gewachs

Grosses Gewachs is the German equivalent to Great growth. This is reserved for the finest vineyard sites in the Mosel and for dry wines. One of the greatest in the middle Mosel is Wehlener Sonnenuhr A precipitously steep, rocky vineyard that has a reputation for producing some of the most elegant and sophisticated white wines in the world. The soil is blue slate which is rich in potassium providing essential nutrients for the vine, reflects heat and provides excellent drainage. When young wines from this site show citrus and white peach. As they age the minerality and purity prevail. Natural ferment, 12 months in old oak on lees.