Winery Altenkirch - Lorcher Kapellenberg Spätlese

Winery AltenkirchLorcher Kapellenberg Spätlese

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Lorcher Kapellenberg Spätlese of Winery Altenkirch is a white wine from the region of Rheingau.
In the mouth this white wine is a with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or shellfish.

Taste structure of the Lorcher Kapellenberg Spätlese from the Winery Altenkirch

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Lorcher Kapellenberg Spätlese of Winery Altenkirch in the region of Rheingau is a with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Details and technical informations about Winery Altenkirch's Lorcher Kapellenberg Spätlese.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

Last vintages of this wine

Lorcher Kapellenberg Spätlese - 2018
In the top 100 of of Rheingau wines
Average rating: 411110
Lorcher Kapellenberg Spätlese - 2017
In the top 100 of of Rheingau wines
Average rating: 4.311110

The best vintages of Lorcher Kapellenberg Spätlese from Winery Altenkirch are 2017, 2018

Informations about the Winery Altenkirch

The winery offers 39 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Rheingau

The Winery Altenkirch is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 35 wines for sale in the of Rheingau to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Rheingau
In the top 15000 of of Germany wines
In the top 1500 of of Rheingau wines
In the top 80000 of white wines
In the top 300000 wines of the world

The wine region of Rheingau

Rheingau is one of the most important of Germany's 13 Anbaugebiete wine regions. However it is far from the biggest; with 3,076 hectares (7,600 acres) of Vineyard">Vineyards documented in 2012, its output is around one tenth of that from the Pfalz and Rheinhessen regions. Located on the Rhine a 20-minute drive west of Frankfurt, the -gau suffix denotes that it was once a county of the Frankish Empire. The classic Rheingau wine is a DryRiesling with pronounced Acidity and aromas of citrus fruits and smoke-tinged minerality – typically more "masculine" than its equivalent from the Mosel.

News related to this wine

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The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the appellation Mâcon plus geographical denomination . The tectonics and the very different nature of the rocks that make up the subsoil of this region explain the great variety of soils found in this part fo Bourgogne. It also explains why each wine offers a different personnality. This vid ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Burgy

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The word of the wine: Honest

A simple and pleasant wine, without any great quality and without any defects.

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