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Wine Description
The Story
“Doos” is a Rheingau colloquialism for Dachs (= badger). An exposed south-west slanting hilltop with constant down winds, through which the grapes dry fast and remain healthy - ideal conditions for mature dry Riesling.
Streaked with grey quartzite the clay rich loess soil of the parcel with its old name “Landpflechter Brunnen” - “Landpflechter Well” indicate the ample water supply.
At the heart of this plot grows our Riesling-Unicum “...
Vintage 2016
A spring and early summer of record-setting rain led to irregular flowering and triggered widespread outbreaks of peronospora (a.k.a. downy mildew), resulting in sporadic crop loss. August and September set records for drought and heat, catching-up ripening. Leisurely harvest during a chilly, largely clear October and November resulted in outgoing Rieslings of modest but generally lively acidity, moderate alcohol, and understated complexity. (...
