Ölberg Grosse Gewächs Grand Cru
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Ölberg Grosse Gewächs Grand Cru
Riesling
The name Ölberg comes from a monastery and has biblical references - The Mount of Olives. The vineyard is in central of the Red Slope portion of Carolin's holdings and has an expansion to the south. It is 60 % in steep on porous soil, a perfect thermal store where the grapes get to perfect ripeness. Given the name, Ölberg is oily and has a lot of viscosity. Matured in 1200L barrels, 3.5 g/L RS at 12.5% abv.