Peter Jakob Kuhn Riesling Trocken GG Doosberg 2021

The Oestricher Doosberg is a closed site that is not cut through by streams or valleys. It is separated from the Rhine by the federal road, to the north it extends far up to the Hallgartener Jungfer, to the west it borders on the Oestricher Lenchen. Arable land and the Hattenheimer Schtzenhaus parcel limit the location to the east.

The soil is a mixture of clay, stones, gravel terraces and primeval sandbars. Khn’s one-hectare plot is just 150 meters from the Rhine on a gently sloping southern slope. Vines were planted here as early as the 14th century, and since then badgers, from which the name Doosberg derives, will only stray into the vineyard when the grapes are ripe. Peter Khn specifically promotes deep rooting in the soil and thus the prerequisite for his vines to be able to lift this “treasure of the soil”.

The Rhine, which is very wide at this point, acts as a heat store and complements the effect of the sun’s rays. This parcel has one of the best microclimates in the Rheingau.

In order to express the origin of the wines in an unadulterated manner, the musts go into spontaneous fermentation with the grapes’ own yeasts without any manipulation of sweetness or acidity. This is the only way to create a precise image of the natural diversity and vitality. The must is fermented spontaneously and matures in large wooden barrels for almost two years.