Château d'OrschwihrRiesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Pfingstberg'
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 'Pfingstberg' from the Château d'Orschwihr
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Pfingstberg' 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 'Pfingstberg' of Château d'Orschwihr in the region of Alsace often reveals types of flavors of minerality, apricot or honey and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak.
Food and wine pairings with Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Pfingstberg'
Pairings that work perfectly with Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Pfingstberg'
Original food and wine pairings with Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Pfingstberg'
The Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Pfingstberg' of Château d'Orschwihr matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of spaghetti squash with cream and bacon, congolese pondu or baked falafels.
Details and technical informations about Château d'Orschwihr's Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Pfingstberg'.
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 'Pfingstberg' from Château d'Orschwihr are 2002, 2005, 2004, 1998 and 2003.
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 'Pfingstberg' to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Alsace Grand Cru 'Pfingstberg'
Grand Cru of Orschwihr in Haut-Rhin (28 ha, 270–370 m on steep terraced slopes, southeast-facing backed by the Vosges, siliceous muschelkalk shell limestone with low water retention): Riesling in white (51%) — chiselled and fresh with tense salinity, late-harvest microclimate favouring noble rot. Gewurztraminer (27%) with airy elegance, Pinot Gris (21%) racy on the lower clay section, Muscat (1%) delicate.
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: Dame-jeanne
Large bottle or wicker-clad carboy used to transport wine and store old spirits before blending.
