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Riesling

Our Riesling is characteristic for its clear spring aromas, including flower perfumes, notes of lime and green apple. The taste features pleasant refreshing acidity providing for crispy freshness and minerality of the wine. A great example of dry Riesling style, without remaining sugar and with good potential of bottle ageing.

Vineyard and vinification.

Decent and mild spring of 2019 and timely regular rains were beneficial for blossoming and further grape development. Early harvesting in the beginning of September helped us to preserve the acidity, extremely important for Riesling, which was falling rapidly after a torrid summer.

For better quality of grape ripening, yield load was regulated and limited to 8 tons/ha. Grape harvesting was manual and selective, into 15 kg crates, ensuring that exclusively good quality grapes were chosen for further processing.

Before processing, the grapes were cooled down to 0 - +3 degrees within 24 hours in order to eliminate the risk of any spontaneous and uncontrolled processes and for partial concentration of aromatic precursors in future wine.

Long-term fermentation under low temperatures in stainless steel containers allowed to retain the freshness and delicacy of the aroma of this wine, while further ageing on fine lees (sur lie) for 5 months made its taste properties more interesting and diverse.

Plantation and terroir

The plantation is located in the south-east of Moldova, in the valley of the Dniester, near Talmaza township,

IGP Stefan-Voda (region with protected geographical status).

It is located mostly on slopes with eastern and south-eastern direction, in close vicinity to the Dniester. The distance from the Black Sea is 70 km.

The climate is moderately continental, but due to the proximity of the Black Sea, warm and damp Mediterranean air masses pass through it. During the ripening period, average day temperature estimates 25 degrees with 12 degrees at night, which results in lengthier and better-quality grape ripening.

Average annual temperature

Sum of the active temperatures

Average atmospheric precipitation

10 – 11 degrees

3100 – 3250 degrees

390 – 450 mm/year

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