Winery Balthasar RessRiesling Spätlese
White wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Riesling.
In the mouth this white wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or shellfish.
Taste structure of the Riesling Spätlese from the Winery Balthasar Ress
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Riesling Spätlese of Winery Balthasar Ress in the region of Rheingau is a with a nice freshness.
Food and wine pairings with Riesling Spätlese
Pairings that work perfectly with Riesling Spätlese
Original food and wine pairings with Riesling Spätlese
The Riesling Spätlese of Winery Balthasar Ress matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of sausages with kale, mussels with white wine and tomato or risotto milanese.
Details and technical informations about Winery Balthasar Ress's Riesling Spätlese.
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
The best vintages of Riesling Spätlese from Winery Balthasar Ress are 1992, 2012, 1997, 2001 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Balthasar Ress
The Winery Balthasar Ress is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 131 wines for sale in the of Rheingau to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The word of the wine: N-M
Negociant-manipulant. Company that buys grapes, sometimes in addition to its own vineyard, elaborates and markets its champagne. Most of the big brands like Moët or Taittinger are N-M.
