Domaine SchoffitSommerberg Grand Cru Riesling
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, vegetarian or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Taste structure of the Sommerberg Grand Cru Riesling from the Domaine Schoffit
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Sommerberg Grand Cru Riesling of Domaine Schoffit in the region of Alsace is a with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Sommerberg Grand Cru Riesling of Domaine Schoffit in the region of Alsace often reveals types of flavors of citrus, minerality or stone and sometimes also flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Sommerberg Grand Cru Riesling
Pairings that work perfectly with Sommerberg Grand Cru Riesling
Original food and wine pairings with Sommerberg Grand Cru Riesling
The Sommerberg Grand Cru Riesling of Domaine Schoffit matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of suckling pig leg in the oven, salmon lasagna or turkey escalope with curry.
Details and technical informations about Domaine Schoffit's Sommerberg Grand Cru Riesling.
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 Sommerberg Grand Cru Riesling from Domaine Schoffit are 2011, 2012, 2017, 2016 and 2000.
Informations about the Domaine Schoffit
The Domaine Schoffit is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 34 wines for sale in the of Alsace Grand Cru 'Sommerberg' to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Alsace Grand Cru 'Sommerberg'
Grand Cru of Niedermorschwihr and Katzenthal in the Haut-Rhin (very steep south-facing slope up to 45°, altitude up to 400 m at the foot of the Trois-Épis, two-mica Turckheim granite, unique mineral granitic sands). Riesling is the signature white — intensely mineral and racy with notes of mint, verbena, citrus and aromatic herbs, taut aromatic complexity. Powerful and elegant, built for long ageing, characteristic freshness; benchmark Alsatian Riesling.
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: Flowable
A supple, easy-drinking wine with little consistency in the mouth.
