Winery Forstmeister Geltz-ZillikenSaarburger Rausch Riesling Spätlese
Sweet wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Riesling.
In the mouth this sweet wine is a with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or shellfish.
The Saarburger Rausch Riesling Spätlese of the Winery Forstmeister Geltz-Zilliken is in the top 50 of wines of Germany and in the top 10 of wines of Mosel.
Taste structure of the Saarburger Rausch Riesling Spätlese from the Winery Forstmeister Geltz-Zilliken
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Saarburger Rausch Riesling Spätlese of Winery Forstmeister Geltz-Zilliken in the region of Mosel is a with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Saarburger Rausch Riesling Spätlese of Winery Forstmeister Geltz-Zilliken in the region of Mosel often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or oaky and sometimes also flavors of tropical, citrus or smoke.
Food and wine pairings with Saarburger Rausch Riesling Spätlese
Pairings that work perfectly with Saarburger Rausch Riesling Spätlese
Original food and wine pairings with Saarburger Rausch Riesling Spätlese
The Saarburger Rausch Riesling Spätlese of Winery Forstmeister Geltz-Zilliken matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of ideas for savoury pancake toppings, mussels with camembert cheese or korma chicken (india).
Details and technical informations about Winery Forstmeister Geltz-Zilliken's Saarburger Rausch Riesling Spätlese.
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 Saarburger Rausch Riesling Spätlese from Winery Forstmeister Geltz-Zilliken are 1993, 2008, 2003, 2002 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Forstmeister Geltz-Zilliken
The Winery Forstmeister Geltz-Zilliken is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 29 wines for sale in the of Mosel to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Mosel
Kingdom of lively, crystalline Riesling: citrus, green apple, gunflint, tangy tension and signature slate minerality. From light, fruity Kabinett to off-dry Spätlese, up to sweet Auslese and Trockenbeerenauslese of rare finesse. Some supple Müller-Thurgau and lively Elbling. Steeply sloped vineyards (up to 65% at the Bremmer Calmont) on blue and grey slate, 5,400 ha of Riesling (61.
The word of the wine: Maturing (champagne)
After riddling, the bottles are stored on "point", upside down, with the neck of one bottle in the bottom of the other. The duration of this maturation is very important: in contact with the dead yeasts, the wine takes on subtle aromas and gains in roundness and fatness. A brut without year must remain at least 15 months in the cellar after bottling, a vintage 36 months.
