2019 Schlossberg Renski Rizling

This is a whole cluster press but with a nice dose of botrytis. Primary is in tank but towards the end of fermentation a small portion of open vat macerated (2-3 days) fruit is added as well. Grown in the Schlossberg vineyard, it is among the very last picks of the year. The Slovenian label actually labels it as “late harvest” even though it’s a dry wine. We had to change that per US regulations, but the effect is a Riesling that certainly communicates Riesling if you’re looking for it, but through a lens we’ve not yet encountered anywhere else in Central Europe.