Château d'OrschwihrRiesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Kitterlé'
White wine
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 Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Kitterlé' from the Château d'Orschwihr
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Kitterlé' of Château d'Orschwihr in the region of Alsace is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Kitterlé' of Château d'Orschwihr in the region of Alsace often reveals types of flavors of earth.
Food and wine pairings with Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Kitterlé'
Pairings that work perfectly with Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Kitterlé'
Original food and wine pairings with Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Kitterlé'
The Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Kitterlé' of Château d'Orschwihr matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of roast pork with prunes, salmon and avocado chirashi or scallops with cream.
Details and technical informations about Château d'Orschwihr's Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Kitterlé'.
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 'Kitterlé' from Château d'Orschwihr are 2008, 2004
Informations about the Château d'Orschwihr
The Château d'Orschwihr is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 38 wines for sale in the of Alsace Grand Cru 'Kitterle' to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Alsace Grand Cru 'Kitterle'
The wine region of Alsace Grand Cru 'Kitterle' is located in the region of Alsace Grand Cru of Alsace of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaines Schlumberger or the Domaine Dirler-Cadé produce mainly wines white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Alsace Grand Cru 'Kitterle' are Riesling et Gewurztraminer, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Alsace Grand Cru 'Kitterle' often reveals types of flavors of earth, pear or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, oak or vegetal.
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: Pinot meunier
Cultivated in the 19th century in all the northern vineyards, this black grape variety has largely regressed since. Very present in the Marne valley, it constitutes a third of the vineyards in Champagne, alongside pinot noir and chardonnay with which it is often blended. It brings roundness and red and yellow fruit aromas to champagnes. Pinot meunier is also the dominant grape variety in red and rosé wines in the Orleans AOC and the rare Touraine-Noble-Joué, a grey wine. Syn.: meunier.
