• Lassak
  • Hamback Riesling

    At a Glance

    • Variety: Riesling
    • Surface Area: 0.20 ha (0.50 ac)
    • Vine Age: Planted in the 1970s
    • Terroir: From the Hamback lieu-dit in Hessigheim, on a plateau of poor, stony, calcareous, clay soil over limestone and Dolomite.
    • Viticulture: Organic (certified), biodynamic practices.
    • Vinification: No added SO2 during vinification or aging, foot crushed, pressed with a basket press, ambient yeast fermentation and aging for 16-18 months in 700 L “Halbstück” barrel, full malolactic conversion, racked once, SO2 added just before bottling (25 ppm), no fining, no filtration.