Top 100 wines of Steirerland - Page 9
Discover the top 100 best wines of Steirerland as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Steirerland and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Austrian Styria, the country's southernmost region around Graz down to the Slovenian border, vineyards on steep slopes up to 700 m, temperate southern climate. Signature Sauvignon Blanc as white king: lively and precise with notes of grapefruit, passion fruit, boxwood, elderflower and a mineral touch — mountain benchmark. Tense Welschriesling (green apple, citrus), ample Morillon (Chardonnay), floral Muskateller. Rustic Schilcher rosé from Blauer Wildbacher.
Lively and aromatic dry whites with a pale golden robe, a supple palate and preserved acidity, with signature aromas of citrus (lemon), white flowers (acacia), almond and white-fleshed fruits. Also a pillar of botrytised dessert wines (Austrian TBA) — round and candied. Grown in Austria, northern Italy (Riesling Italico), Hungary (Olaszrizling), Croatia (Graševina) and Romania. Native Central European white grape with no genetic link to German Riesling.
wines from the region of Steirerland go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of quick crayfish chicken, zucchini and goat cheese quiche or croque-monsieur with goat cheese.
On the nose in the region of Steirerland often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, earth or vegetal. In the mouth in the region of Steirerland is a with a nice freshness.