Mari Vineyards Stückfass Dry Riesling 2018

The Stückfass Riesling was created as an exploration into different dry Riesling styles, focusing on building texture through oak, lees, and tempered acidity. Ripe kiwi, lime, and bright acid balanced by a resinous flavor and mid-palate weight from time spent in the barrel. Light on its feet, this wine shows complex maturity through strategic lees and oak contact.

The Stückfass Riesling is inspired by the delicate, lower alcohol Kabinett Rieslings of Germany. While Riesling is known for its edgy acidity, we look to traditional methods of oak aging in large vessels to create a softer result. 

The grapes whole-cluster pressed to minimize skin extraction. The wine started fermenting in a temperature controlled stainless steel tank, and once fermentation was slightly past peak the wine was transferred to a single 2500L Doppelstück to finish. After fully fermenting dry, the wine remained in the Doppelstück aging on its gross lees 14 months until it was racked and bottled.