Carl Ehrhard "Frau Ehrhard" Naturich Riesling Trocken 2023, Germany

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100% Riesling
VINIFICATION
The grapes for this wine come from 40-year-old vines in the Berg
Roseneck vineyard. They are harvested by hand and destemmed. As with
all of Carl’s wines, fermentation takes place spontaneously and naturally
from ambient yeasts. Unlike the all the other white wines Carl makes, this
wine is fermented in contact with the grape skins for 10 weeks. It is then
pressed with a traditional basket press and ages on its less for 18 months
in two old Fuders - traditional 1200-liter oak barrels. The wine is naturally
clarified during this period. Critically, this aging also allows for minimal
quantities of oxygen to slowly work into the wine. Exposure to too much
oxygen would spoil the wine, but this long ‘micro-oxidization’ actually
does the opposite, and stabilizes it. This crucial process does the job
which a standard sulfur addition would usually do in a few days. So, sulfur
is not needed and therefore not added. This wine was bottled directly
from the barrel without filtration or fining. As a result, this wine has a
little natural sediment.
THE LABEL AND NAME
This label is a homage to Carl’s wife, Petra - his partner in wine, parenting,
and everything else. It pictures their three daughters in the background
and evokes Petra’s skills as a master of haute couture dress making and
design. It was painted by a very good friend of theirs about 15 years ago.

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