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194 Riesling AC 2009
Domaine Fréderic MochelGrape:100% Riesling (12.5% alc, 3g/l of rs)
This stands out from the crowd of village rieslings as it comes from younger vines of the grand cru Altenberg de Bergbieten. It’s a wine of some substance with a good weight of appley, peachy fruit. For drinking now to 2012.
Technical Information Winemaker: Guillaume Mochel Location: Traenheim Size of
domaine:10 hectares (inc 5 Grand Cru Altenberg de Bergbieten) Grape: Riesling – 3-15 yr old vines, on S04 rootstock. 5500 vines per hectare trained guyot double. Terroir: Deep kauper marls (non calcareous). Location - Altenberg de Bergbieten Grand Cru hillside - lower on slope than G Cru wine. Viticulture: Plough soil 1 row in 2, sow grass in 2nd, this results in fewer leaves, more aerated grape bunches, smaller grapes. Add cow manure very occasionally. Hand harvested 100% (the only 1 of 22 growers in Traenheim). Yield 60 hectos per hectare. Vinification: Use pneumatic press. Natural yeasts only. 5-6 hrs maceration pellicullaire. Vinification in mix of stainless steel and old foudres at an average temperature of 17°C and maximum 20°C . The vinification lasts between 3 weeks to 4 months. Malos not done. Aged in 50-200 yr old oak foudres (which contain plaques to control temperature). 1 racking. Fining – no. Filtration – in spring by kiesleghur, then at bottling via plaques. Use 25 grammes of S02 and have their own bottling equipment – bottled in August after 11 months. 8000bts per year on average.However, in 2007 malolacatics did not happen for this wine. Aged in the same foudres as for the fermentation for 9 months. No fining, just filtered lightly by cellulose plaque. Bottled using their own equipment. 9000 bottles. Press: