The famous “Sundial” vineyard facing the small town of Wehlen across the Mosel produces very full-bodied, luscious wines. The vineyard’s site is as perfect as it gets. It is located in the middle of a long steep curved slate slope, which stretches five kilometers from Bernkastel to Zeltingen. The precious wines from the Sonnenuhr vineyard led to a solid regional economic foundation, and the citizens of Wehlen, mostly the Bergweilers and Pruems, were able to build a suspension bridge, which is today a historical monument and, like the sundial, a local landmark.
VINIFICATION
Eiswein is very limited since it can just be picked in the northern cool climate zones and thus are just made in Canada, Austria and Germany. Special vine-yards higher in elevation and a cooler micro climate are not picked in the normal October harvest time waiting for the first deep freezing tempera-tures in November/December. Total Eiswein production is ranging from 1-2% of the total harvest but is just made in vintages where the freezing temperatures came early enough such as 2008 and 2009. 2010-2013 no Eiswein was made since it was not cold enough. Be-cause of global warming the Eiswein-cate-gory is becoming more and more limited.
VARIETAL: 100% Riesling Spatlese
ALCOHOL: 7.5%
TASTING NOTES
Lean, racy and with a laser beam of candied citrus, dried apricot and smoky mineral notes. Crisp, tangy finish.
UPC: 8 83122 87614 8
12pk / 750mL