• Variety: Riesling
• Surface Area: 0.50 ha (1.24 ac)
• Vine Age: Planted in the 1970s and 1980s
• Terroir: From the Hamback and Felsen lieu-dits in Hessigheim. Hamback is on a plateau of on a plateau of poor, stony, calcareous, clay soil over limestone and Dolomite. Felsen has similar soil and bedrock, though east-facing at 270 meters’ altitude.
• Viticulture: Organic (certified), biodynamic practices, single-Guyot trained.
• 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” barrels, full malolactic conversion, SO2 addition just before bottling (20-25 ppm), no fining, no filtration.