RHEINGAU - Sektkellerei Ohlig Flashcards
NV: Ohlig: Rheingau Sekt, Brut Weiss, “Latitude 50”
The Sekt Weiss is made from Muller-Thurgau and Silvaner from the sandstone and porphyry soils of Weingut Rapp in the Nahe, and from Pinot Blanc from Weingut Mohr’s slate soils in Lorch in the Rheingau. The wines are shipped to Rudesheim to be bottled sparkling by Ohlig.
NV: Ohlig: Rheingau Sekt, Extra Trocken Rosé, “ Latitude 50”
This wine is a blend of three wines, all from environmentally-friendly vineyards. The pinot noir is from Weingut Mohr, whose winery is located in the village of Lorch in the Rheingau. Grapes are handpicked from steep vineyards with soil rich in slate and is fermented in stainless steel tanks.
Weingut Rapp in the village of Bad Münter am Stein Ebernburger in Nahe, picks the Dornfelder grapes used in the blend from his sandstone and porphyry soils and then ferments it in 25 year old large oak barrels. Finally, the Portugeiser is from Schlossmühlenhof in the Rheinhessen and is picked from vineyards in the town of Alzey which have mostly limestone soils with some clay. The wine is fermented in stainless steel tanks. The wines are stored in each winemaker’s respective cellar until they are shipped by truck to Ohlig for bottling. The finished product is smoky and richly reflects its slate, limestone, and porphyry origins.
