2016 Müller Thurgau Pur
2016 Müller Thurgau Pur
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A full-on, unusual example of Müller Thurgau. Tropical and green fruit with lifted aromatics
Cuvée: Müller Thurgau Pur
Style: Still
Colour: White
Grape Varieties: Müller Thurgau
ABV: 11%
Vintage: 2016
Hand-harvested on 3 October 2016 and bottled in May 2017. Four days whole-bunch maceration. Indigenous yeasts, started partly on the skins, fermented in 1,000-litre wooden barrels. Unfiltered. Aged 7 months with batonnage every two weeks in 1,000-litre old oak.
Acid: 6.2g/L Residual sugar: 0.5g/L
Sulphur: none added
Climate: Mediterranean climate with less rain (450mm/year, with peaks in the winter)
Soil: Loess, loam with a lot of shell limestone
Yield: 45hl/ha