2022 Kruger-Rumpf Riesling "Abtei 1937" Erstes Gewächs, Nahe, GermanyABOUT THIS WINE Abtei Rupertrsburg is from the steepest parts of Abtei, some of the blocks planted before WW2 the rest in the beginning of the 60s. Soils composition is phyllit (slate) Phyllite is a foliated metamorphic rock that has been subjected to low levels of heat, pressure and chemical activity. It is composed mainly of flake shaped mica minerals in parallel alignment. The vines are averaging about 80 years. Fermentation is spontaneous in over

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