Domaine OstertagMuenchberg Vendanges Tardives de Riesling
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Muenchberg Vendanges Tardives de Riesling of Domaine Ostertag in the region of Alsace often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Muenchberg Vendanges Tardives de Riesling
Pairings that work perfectly with Muenchberg Vendanges Tardives de Riesling
Original food and wine pairings with Muenchberg Vendanges Tardives de Riesling
The Muenchberg Vendanges Tardives de Riesling of Domaine Ostertag matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of country cabbage, cod "bacalhau a gomes de sa or chicken curry with coconut milk and cashew nuts.
Details and technical informations about Domaine Ostertag's Muenchberg Vendanges Tardives de 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 Muenchberg Vendanges Tardives de Riesling from Domaine Ostertag are 1995, 2007, 2011
Informations about the Domaine Ostertag
The Domaine Ostertag is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 35 wines for sale in the of Alsace Grand Cru 'Muenchberg' to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Alsace Grand Cru 'Muenchberg'
Grand Cru in Nothalten (Bas-Rhin), south-facing slope of the Burglitt at 250–310 m in a crescent shape, sandy soils on Permian volcanic sediments 250 million years old, conglomerates, breccias and tuffs, excellent drainage: Riesling is the signature white — precise mineral profile with smoky and flint notes characteristic of volcanic origin, racy salinity. Pinot Gris generous on volcanic soils, Gewurztraminer and Muscat in complement. Rare and unique Alsatian terroir.
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: Jeroboam
Bottle with a capacity of 5 litres.
