The Winery Lanius-Knab of Mittelrhein

The Winery Lanius-Knab is one of the world's great estates. It offers 27 wines for sale in of Mittelrhein to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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How Winery Lanius-Knab wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of stuffed eggplant (with vegetables or mixed), shrimp risotto with curry or daube niçoise.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Lanius-Knab. often reveals types of flavors of earth, citrus fruit or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Lanius-Knab. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Confidential gem of the German Middle Rhine, a UNESCO landscape. Signature Riesling (~65%): pure, chiselled whites with signature notes of lime, green apple, white peach, white flowers and marked slate minerality ("gunflint"), taut acidity and crystalline tension — from dry to sweet. Also light Müller-Thurgau and fine Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir). ~461 ha on vertiginous terraces over steep schist overlooking the river.
Rare, qualitative production.
How Winery Lanius-Knab wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue in hot pickle sauce, roast veal orloff with mushrooms or rabbit with mustard and tomatoes.
Elegant, full-bodied dry whites with a pale golden color, ample palate and preserved fresh acidity, offering refined aromas of white fruits (apple, pear), almond, hazelnut, white flowers (acacia) and mineral notes (limestone, flint). Fine barrel-ageing and cellaring potential. Star of great German-speaking whites: Baden VDP, Palatinate VDP, Wachau DAC, Alto Adige DOC (as pinot bianco). German synonym for pinot blanc, a white-skinned mutation of pinot noir.
How Winery Lanius-Knab wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of vegetarian such as recipes of magic cake cheese quiche.
Said of a wine at its peak that is balanced and offers all its aromatic potential.
How Winery Lanius-Knab wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of stuffed peppers, mackerel in white wine or chili con carne.
Elegant, structured reds with ruby colour ranging from light to intense, fine silky tannins and fresh acidity, showing signature aromas of red fruits (cherry, raspberry, strawberry), forest floor, spices, leather and earthy notes. Fine ageing potential, excelling on schist and volcanic soils. Star of the great German reds of Baden VDP, Palatinate VDP and Ahr VDP. German synonym for Pinot Noir, the Burgundian variety raised to high standards in Germany.
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Structured, full-bodied dry whites with a slightly copper-tinged pale golden colour, ample palate and moderate acidity, showing signature aromas of yellow fruits (pear, peach, apricot), honey, smoke, almond and spiced notes. Also produced as off-dry and botrytised sweet wines. Makes great German-speaking whites in Germany (Baden, Palatinate), Austria, northern Italy (Südtirol) and Switzerland. German synonym for pinot gris, a French grey variety native to Burgundy.