Winery Biecher & SchaalRiesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Sommerberg'
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 Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Sommerberg' from the Winery Biecher & Schaal
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Sommerberg' of Winery Biecher & Schaal in the region of Alsace is a with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Sommerberg' of Winery Biecher & Schaal in the region of Alsace often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, tropical or citrus and sometimes also flavors of apples, peach or lime.
Food and wine pairings with Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Sommerberg'
Pairings that work perfectly with Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Sommerberg'
Original food and wine pairings with Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Sommerberg'
The Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Sommerberg' of Winery Biecher & Schaal matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of country cabbage, fish balls or lamb curry indian style.
Details and technical informations about Winery Biecher & Schaal's Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Sommerberg'.
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 'Sommerberg' from Winery Biecher & Schaal are 2013, 2018, 2016, 2015 and 2017.
Informations about the Winery Biecher & Schaal
The Winery Biecher & Schaal is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 26 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: Grand Cru
In Burgundy, the fourth and final level of classification (above the regional, communal and premier cru appellations), designating the wines produced on delimited plots of land (the climats) whose name alone constitutes the appellation. The climats classified as Grand Cru are 32 in the Côte d'Or plus one in Chablis which is divided into 7 distinct climats. Representing barely 1.5% of the production, the Grand Crus are the aristocracy of Burgundy wines.
