Domaine BechtoldEngelberg Riesling Alsace Grand Cru
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 Engelberg Riesling Alsace Grand Cru from the Domaine Bechtold
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Engelberg Riesling Alsace Grand Cru of Domaine Bechtold in the region of Alsace is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Engelberg Riesling Alsace Grand Cru of Domaine Bechtold in the region of Alsace often reveals types of flavors of peach, lime or pear and sometimes also flavors of honey, non oak or earth.
Food and wine pairings with Engelberg Riesling Alsace Grand Cru
Pairings that work perfectly with Engelberg Riesling Alsace Grand Cru
Original food and wine pairings with Engelberg Riesling Alsace Grand Cru
The Engelberg Riesling Alsace Grand Cru of Domaine Bechtold matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of rabbit with hunter's sauce, irish tartiflette or veal axoa (basque country).
Details and technical informations about Domaine Bechtold's Engelberg Riesling Alsace Grand Cru.
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 Engelberg Riesling Alsace Grand Cru from Domaine Bechtold are 2015, 2011, 2016, 2012 and 2013.
Informations about the Domaine Bechtold
The Domaine Bechtold is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 40 wines for sale in the of Alsace Grand Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Alsace Grand Cru
Alsatian hierarchical summit: 51 classified lieux-dits over ~800 ha, ultra-varied terroirs (granite, schist, limestone, pink sandstone, marl). 4 noble grapes authorized. Signature Riesling chiseled and taut with signature notes of lemon, white peach, white flowers, stone fruits and a petrol mineral touch, long aging. Opulent Gewurztraminer (lychee, rose, spices), ample smoky Pinot Gris, dry aromatic Muscat.
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: Farm
Wine dominated by a strong acidity and/or biting tannins. In this case, the components of the wine need to melt, i.e. to harmonize during the maturation in the cellar.
