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2000 Balthasar Ress Schloss Reichartshausen Riesling Auslese noble sweet exposé



According to the wine law, the appellation Schloss Reichartshausen is an independent community rather than an individual vineyard site (a status shared by a handful of vineyards in Germany, e.g. Schloss Voll-rads, Schloss Johannisberg, Steinberg, Scharzhofbeg). However, its relatively small size (2.5 ha/6 acres) and its homogeneous nature lend the wines a very spe-cific character.

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Producer

The producer is the renowned VDP wine estate Balthasar Ress. Founded in 1870 by the Rheingau hotelier Balthasar Ress, the wine estate numbers among the large, family operated enterprises in the Rheingau today. Consistently high standards of performance and reliability have been hall marks of the estate since its founding. Today the estate is run by Stefan and Christian Ress, who represent the fourth and fifth generations of the founding family.

Vintage

Poor weather (130 liters of rain per square meter during the harvest in October) made vintage 2000 particularly challenging for wine-growers. There was clearly an East-West divide (in favor of the west) in the Rheingau. Very selective harvesting was necessary, thereby considerably reducing the overall size of the crop.

Vineyard site

All of the vineyards bearing the appellation of origin Schloss Reichartshausen 

listed in the official vineyard registry as an independent community  are solely owned by Balthasar Ress. It belonged to the Cistercian monastery Kloster Eberbach from the early 12th century, and until the early 19th century, was one of the monas-tery’s important outlying properties. In carrying on the great tradition of Kloster Eberbach, Balthasar Ress cultivates only Riesling vines here, which  thanks to the soil structure – yield very racy wines with a pronounced acidity. The vineyards are relatively flat and lie adjacent (partly in close proximity) to the Rhine. The soils are quite sandy.

Harvest

The grapes are selectively harvested by hand, and gently transported to the cellar in containers that can be emptied over the wine press, thus making it possible to completely dispense with crushing and pumping.

Vinification

Fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks after the musts settle. Cultured yeasts are used.

Grape variety

100 % Riesling

Tasting notes

Petrol tone paired with the fragrance of ripe quince, and an almond flavor. Fine play of sweet-ness and acidity.

Helge Hagen, (Sommelier, Kronenschlösschen/Hattenheim)

Food affinities

Pumpkin soup. Helge Hagen, (Sommelier, Kronenschlösschen/Hattenheim)

Aging potential

The wine should develop well until 2007. Helge Hagen, (Sommelier, Kronenschlösschen/Hattenheim)

2000 Balthasar Ress Schloss Reichartshausen Riesling Auslese
2000 Balthasar Ress Schloss Reichartshausen Riesling Auslese
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