Winery HeggiesBotrytis Riesling
Sweet wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Riesling.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or appetizers and snacks.
The Botrytis Riesling of the Winery Heggies is in the top 5 of wines of Eden Valley.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Botrytis Riesling of Winery Heggies in the region of Australie du Sud often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, tropical or citrus and sometimes also flavors of apples, wax or peach.
Food and wine pairings with Botrytis Riesling
Pairings that work perfectly with Botrytis Riesling
Original food and wine pairings with Botrytis Riesling
The Botrytis Riesling of Winery Heggies matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or poultry such as recipes of wild boar stew, scallops or scallops express with cognac or yassa chicken (senegal).
Details and technical informations about Winery Heggies's Botrytis Riesling.
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 Botrytis Riesling from Winery Heggies are 2019, 2017, 2015, 2011 and 2012.
Informations about the Winery Heggies
The Winery Heggies is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in the of Eden Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Eden Valley
Australian high-altitude star (380-600 m) adjoining Barossa: signature Riesling as king white - dry, lively and racy with notes of lime, green apple, white flowers and signature chalky minerality, taut acidity and a long finish, ageing (10-20 years, kerosene evolution). Shiraz as king red (Hill of Grace) - elegant and spicy (blackberry, plum, pepper, eucalyptus). Cabernet, Chardonnay and Sémillon in support. GI (1997), varied ancient soils over granite, a cooler climate.
The wine region of Australie du Sud
Cradle of the great Australian Shiraz: powerful, sun-drenched reds with notes of blackberry, candied plum, pepper, chocolate and eucalyptus, ample tannins and vibrant fruit (Barossa, McLaren Vale). Firm, minty Cabernet Sauvignon on Coonawarra (terra rossa). Dry, lemony Riesling from Clare and Eden Valley, straight and taut. Fresh Sauvignon and Chardonnay from Adelaide Hills.
The word of the wine: Juice
The juice of wine grapes (intended for wine making) is colourless. It is the anthocyanins contained in the grape skin that colour the juice during maceration.
