Winery Friedrich-Wilhelm-GymnasiumGraacher Dompropst Riesling Beerenauslese
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or shellfish.
Food and wine pairings with Graacher Dompropst Riesling Beerenauslese
Pairings that work perfectly with Graacher Dompropst Riesling Beerenauslese
Original food and wine pairings with Graacher Dompropst Riesling Beerenauslese
The Graacher Dompropst Riesling Beerenauslese of Winery Friedrich-Wilhelm-Gymnasium matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of brazilian feijoada, risotto of the sea or creole chipolatas.
Details and technical informations about Winery Friedrich-Wilhelm-Gymnasium's Graacher Dompropst Riesling Beerenauslese.
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.
Informations about the Winery Friedrich-Wilhelm-Gymnasium
The Winery Friedrich-Wilhelm-Gymnasium is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 35 wines for sale in the of Graach to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Graach
Historic village of the Mittelmosel (Bereich Bernkastel), 135 ha almost entirely planted with Riesling on altered blue slate. Domprobst (Grosse Lage) leads in whites — taut and mineral with citrus, peach, white flowers and a spicy note, rare finesse and excellent ageing potential. Himmelreich (87 ha) is ample, pure slate with lively aromas of ripe citrus, flint and a saline hint, cutting acidity. From Kabinett to Auslese.
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: Phylloxera
Aphid that came from America and ravaged European vineyards at the end of the 19th century. It lives on the roots of the vine, from which it pumps the sap. The only vines capable of resisting it had to be imported from the United States, and then grafted onto their root system the wood of traditional French grape varieties. Today, grafted vines are always planted.
