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2005 Riesling Muenchberg Grand Cru

Wine Details
Producer

Ostertag

Place of Origin

France

Epfig

Alsace

Color

White

Grape/Blend

Riesling

Vintages
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"A beautiful, easy vintage with more noble rot than 2004" was how Andre Ostertag described 2005. "We had classic Indian summer conditions that gave ripe fruit with good varietal character. We picked SGN fruit at the end of October in our T-shirts." Ostertag emphasized that he seeks "purity of terroir" except when he's making wines at VT or SGN richness. He continues to use barriques for his pinot gris and pinot noir ("but no more foudres"), and stainless steel for riesling, which he says requires a reductive environment.