Winery Armand GilgRiesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Moenchberg'
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Taste structure of the Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Moenchberg' from the Winery Armand Gilg
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Moenchberg' of Winery Armand Gilg in the region of Alsace is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Moenchberg' of Winery Armand Gilg in the region of Alsace often reveals types of flavors of citrus, green apple or lime and sometimes also flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Moenchberg'
Pairings that work perfectly with Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Moenchberg'
Original food and wine pairings with Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Moenchberg'
The Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Moenchberg' of Winery Armand Gilg matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of pasta carbonara, salmon pavés en papillote or dal lentils with coconut milk.
Details and technical informations about Winery Armand Gilg's Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Moenchberg'.
Discover the grape variety: Riesling
Crystalline, taut whites with vibrant acidity and aromas of citrus, green apple, white flowers, vineyard peach and mineral/petrol notes with age. Made as dry (Trocken, Alsace), off-dry (Kabinett, Spätlese) and sweet (Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese, late harvest). Star of the Moselle, Rheingau, Alsace AOC and Wachau. Also exported to Clare Valley and Finger Lakes.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Moenchberg' from Winery Armand Gilg are 2017, 2016, 2014
Informations about the Winery Armand Gilg
The Winery Armand Gilg is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 35 wines for sale in the of Alsace Grand Cru 'Moenchberg' to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Alsace Grand Cru 'Moenchberg'
Alsace Grand Cru of Andlau and Eichhoffen in Bas-Rhin (11. 83 ha, 230–260 m, south to south-east exposure, deep marly-calcareous-sandstone soils and sandy-gravelly quaternary colluvium, sheltered early-ripening terroir, 700 mm rainfall). Riesling (62%) is the signature white — generous and concentrated with fine acidity, ripe citrus and depth. Pinot Gris (23%) ample, Gewurztraminer (15%) opulent.
The wine region of Alsace
Capital of great French aromatic whites, most often dry and single-varietal. Straight, mineral Riesling (lemon, gunflint), opulent, exuberant Gewurztraminer (lychee, rose, spices), round, smoky Pinot Gris, floral, crisp Muscat, supple Pinot Blanc. Fine, fruity Crémants d'Alsace, exceptional sweet Vendanges Tardives and Sélection de Grains Nobles. 15,500 ha at the foot of the Vosges on varied soils, 51 Grands Crus since 1975.
The word of the wine: Breaking
Accident (oxidation or reduction) causing a loss of limpidity of the wine.
