Carsten Saalwächter Silvaner Alte Reben

Germany, Rheinhessen
Bottle
Identity
Producer Carsten Saalwächter
Vol 0.75
Classification Landwein
Grapes Silvaner
Color White
Sweetness Dry
Tasting
Aroma Herbal and smoky phenolics, tree sap, pine-needle, forest-floor distillates, subtle citrus and yellow-fruit, salty minerality
Palate Raw-feeling, sternness, gripping acidity, delicately oxidative, serious and essential
Finish Phenolic grip, salty minerality, gripping acidity, lingering smoke
Profile
Acidity (1-5)
HIGHER THAN AVERAGE
Body (1-5)
LOWER THAN AVERAGE
Aroma (1-5)
AVERAGE
Minerality (1-5)
LOW
Enology
ABV % 12.0
Aging Process Aging details not specified
Fermentation Spontaneous fermentation
Terroir
Soil Limestone
Vine Age 50 years
Harvest Type Manual
Interesting facts
Carsten Saalwächter calls this bottling his “Saalwächter water,” meaning the wine is so essential and refreshing that you should drink it like water. The vines are up to about 50 years old, mostly from limestone parcels in and around Ingelheim in Rheinhessen.