Domaine Ostertag - Heissenberg Riesling

Domaine OstertagHeissenberg Riesling

4.0
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Heissenberg Riesling of Domaine Ostertag is a white wine from the region of Alsace.
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 Heissenberg Riesling from the Domaine Ostertag

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Heissenberg Riesling of Domaine Ostertag in the region of Alsace is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with earth taste

honey, petroleum

Wine with oak taste

butter, oak

Wine with microbio taste

cream

Wine with floral taste

honeysuckle

Wine with spices taste

anise

On the nose the Heissenberg Riesling of Domaine Ostertag in the region of Alsace often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical, citrus or apples.

Details and technical informations about Domaine Ostertag's Heissenberg Riesling.

Winemaker
André Ostertag
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

Heissenberg Riesling - 2017
In the top 100 of of Alsace wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Heissenberg Riesling - 2016
In the top 100 of of Alsace wines
Average rating: 411110
Heissenberg Riesling - 2015
In the top 100 of of Alsace wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Heissenberg Riesling - 2014
In the top 100 of of Alsace wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Heissenberg Riesling - 2013
In the top 100 of of Alsace wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Heissenberg Riesling - 2012
In the top 100 of of Alsace wines
Average rating: 411110
Heissenberg Riesling - 2011
In the top 100 of of Alsace wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Heissenberg Riesling from Domaine Ostertag are 2017, 2015, 2010, 2016 and 2012.

Informations about the Domaine Ostertag

The winery offers 35 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Alsace

The Domaine Ostertag is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 35 wines for sale in the of Alsace to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Alsace
In the top 5500 of of France wines
In the top 200 of of Alsace wines
In the top 4000 of white wines
In the top 25000 wines of the world

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: Sweet

Generic term for wines containing residual sugar (natural sugars in the grapes that have not been transformed into alcohol). It is also used to describe a wine with a dominantly sweet flavour, without further explanation.

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