2019 Josmeyer Riesling 'Hengst,' Alsace Grand Cru

This Riesling comes from three plots located close to each other, in the heart of Hengst. This Grand cru, facing South – South East, culminates at 360 meters and is located in the town of Wintzenheim. The total area is 53 hectares. The Hengst terroir is made up of brown limestone, sandstone and clay soils associated with Oligocene conglomerates. This stony soil comes from the Muschelskalk limestone intermixed with clay. It is a powerful land for wine, which heats up quickly in the spring, rooting is favored by the stony structure and it has a water reserve thanks to the conglomerates. The harvest is 100% manual. The grapes are pressed whole for about 7 hours in pneumatic presses. The settling is natural. Fermentation starts spontaneously with the middle yeasts in a century-old cask. It is followed by aging on fine lees for several months, until bottling which usually takes place in July. Before bottling, the wine is filtered.