
Jean Luc Mader, Riesling
The old vines (20 to 50 years) ensure intense floral and citrus aromas, with mineral backing and wonderful acid backbone. Fine dry Riesling with texture and depth.
Winemaking: Hand harvested grapes, pressed whole in a pneumatic press. Fermentation in stainless steel tanks starts at low temperatures, and sometimes lasts until March. This is followed by ageing on fine or total lees until the first filtration, which generally takes place in April.
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Winery: Domaine MaderAppellation: Alsace
Average age of vines: 100% Riesling, 50 years old
Farming Methods: Organic
Maturation: 8 years
Soil: 300m mainly on Limestone but also granite, sandstone and gneiss
Varietal: Riesling
Vineyard Orientation: East and South, 250m and 360m
Vineyard Size: 11 ha