Fuchs Riesling
At a Glance
- Variety: Riesling
- Terroir: From a small section of the Hipping GG vineyard, on the hill of Roter Hang. East-facing on a steep slope, with red slate.
- Viticulture: Certified organic, biodynamic practices, regenerative.
- Vinification: Grapes are foot-crushed and macerated for about 3 days. Pressed for 12 or more hours. Ambient yeast fermentation. Laissez-faire malolactic conversion. Aged for 35 months on the lees in barrels under flor. No fining, no filtration. Bottled without added SO2.
- Etymology: Fuchs, pronounced ‘fooks’, means fox.