Binger Riesling Quarzit Bio 2021

2021 Binger Riesling Quarzit trocken - the best sites on the southern slopes of the Binger Rochusberg provide ideal conditions for this distinctive and fine, mineral Riesling. On the nose, the wine combines elegant peach with delicate cassis and an intense flinty minerality. Great for slightly spicy dishes such as red lemongrass curry or summer rolls with prawns with a hoisin peanut dip. Of course the wine is also most appealing on its own.

Our village wines show very precisely where they come from. The name of the soil on which they grown is on the label and these wines are clearer and more concise in expression than our estate wines. They have a distinct terroir character and express the character of the vineyard sites. All of our vineyards are located on the Rochusberg, the northernmost elevation in Rheinhessen, which belongs to a mighty quartzite bar that stretches from Frankfurt over the Rheingau and Taunus to the Hunsrück. Within these layers quartzite, loam, clay marl and river pebbles characterise the soils.

Quartzite is a unique terroir. It is found in north west Rheinhessen on the Binger Rochusberg which faces south and is one of the few steep slopes in Rheinhessen. The Scharlachberg tells the story of the quartzite. Around 400 million years ago, during the Devonian era, solidification and metamorphosis resulted in quartzite with iron oxide deposits from a huge sandy beach belonging to the primaeval sea. The scarlet-red colouring gives it its name. The high proportion of silicon oxide stores heat and brings the grapes to maximum ripeness.

The fully ripe grapes were harvested by hand at the end of September in the second harvest picking.

The grapes were gently crushed and pressed immediately. After pressing, the must is fermented with the indigenous yeasts, partly in traditional barrels (1200 ltr) of local oak and also in stainless steel tanks. The wine is then stored on the full yeast lees and bottled at the end of August.

Bottled in August 2022.