Domaine Weinbach Riesling Alsace Grand Cru Schlossberg Vendanges Tardives
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
The Riesling Alsace Grand Cru Schlossberg Vendanges Tardives of the Domaine Weinbach is in the top 5 of wines of Alsace Grand Cru.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Riesling Alsace Grand Cru Schlossberg Vendanges Tardives of Domaine Weinbach in the region of Alsace often reveals types of flavors of apples, minerality or apricot and sometimes also flavors of honey, lychee or oil.
Food and wine pairings with Riesling Alsace Grand Cru Schlossberg Vendanges Tardives
Pairings that work perfectly with Riesling Alsace Grand Cru Schlossberg Vendanges Tardives
Original food and wine pairings with Riesling Alsace Grand Cru Schlossberg Vendanges Tardives
The Riesling Alsace Grand Cru Schlossberg Vendanges Tardives of Domaine Weinbach matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of ideas for savoury pancake toppings, the fisherman's catigot with gambas or hawaiian pizza.
Details and technical informations about Domaine Weinbach's Riesling Alsace Grand Cru Schlossberg Vendanges Tardives.
Discover the grape variety: Riesling
White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Riesling Alsace Grand Cru Schlossberg Vendanges Tardives from Domaine Weinbach are 2013, 2006, 2004, 2015 and 2018.
Informations about the Domaine Weinbach
The Domaine Weinbach is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 72 wines for sale in the of Alsace Grand Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Alsace
Alsace, located in the extreme north-east of France, is Distinguished from other French wine regions by its strong Franco-Germanic influences. These influences are the result of a back-and-forth between the German and French sovereignties over the last few centuries. They can be seen not only in the architecture and culture of Alsace, but also in the wines. Alsace wines are produced under three main appellations: Alsace and Alsace Grand Cru for still white wines (Sweet and Dry), and Crémant d'Alsace for Sparkling wines.
The wine region of Alsace Grand Cru
France/alsace">Alsace Grand Cru is the appellation for the best still white wines in the Alsace region of northeastern France. Created in 1983, the appellation is based on a classification of the region's Vineyards made in 1975 and has been subject to several subsequent revisions. An Alsace Grand Cru wine is - almost without exception - produced from a single Grape variety. This will be indicated on the label, along with the name of the vineyard where the grapes were grown.
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The word of the wine: Cryo-extraction
This technique was very popular at the end of the 80's in Sauternes, a little less so now. The grapes are frozen before pressing, and the water transformed into ice remains in the marc, only the sugar flows out. As with the concentrators, the "cryo" can also increase bad taste and greenness.
