Winery Lucas & André Rieffel - Vendanges Tardives Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Wiebelsberg'

Winery Lucas & André RieffelVendanges Tardives Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Wiebelsberg'

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Vendanges Tardives Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Wiebelsberg' of Winery Lucas & André Rieffel is a sweet wine from the region of Alsace Grand Cru 'Wiebelsberg' of Alsace.
In the mouth this sweet wine is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).

Taste structure of the Vendanges Tardives Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Wiebelsberg' from the Winery Lucas & André Rieffel

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Vendanges Tardives Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Wiebelsberg' of Winery Lucas & André Rieffel in the region of Alsace is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Vendanges Tardives Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Wiebelsberg' of Winery Lucas & André Rieffel in the region of Alsace often reveals types of flavors of minerality, apricot or pear and sometimes also flavors of earth, tree fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Lucas & André Rieffel's Vendanges Tardives Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Wiebelsberg'.

Grape varieties
Natural
Yes
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

Last vintages of this wine

Vendanges Tardives Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Wiebelsberg' - 2011
In the top 100 of of Alsace Grand Cru 'Wiebelsberg' wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Vendanges Tardives Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Wiebelsberg' from Winery Lucas & André Rieffel are 2011

Informations about the Winery Lucas & André Rieffel

The winery offers 35 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Alsace Grand Cru 'Wiebelsberg' in the region of Alsace

The Winery Lucas & André Rieffel is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 38 wines for sale in the of Alsace Grand Cru 'Wiebelsberg' to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Alsace
In the top 55000 of of France wines
In the top 3000 of of Alsace Grand Cru 'Wiebelsberg' wines
In the top 5000 of sweet wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Alsace Grand Cru 'Wiebelsberg'

The wine region of Alsace Grand Cru 'Wiebelsberg' is located in the region of Alsace Grand Cru of Alsace of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Marc Kreydenweiss or the Domaine Boeckel produce mainly wines white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Alsace Grand Cru 'Wiebelsberg' are Riesling et Pinot gris, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Alsace Grand Cru 'Wiebelsberg' often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, straw or vanilla and sometimes also flavors of apricot, ginger or honeysuckle.


The wine region of Alsace

Alsace, located in the extreme north-east of France, is Distinguished from other French wine regions by its strong Franco-Germanic influences. These influences are the result of a back-and-forth between the German and French sovereignties over the last few centuries. They can be seen not only in the architecture and culture of Alsace, but also in the wines. Alsace wines are produced under three main appellations: Alsace and Alsace Grand Cru for still white wines (Sweet and Dry), and Crémant d'Alsace for Sparkling wines.

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The word of the wine: Carbonic maceration

Fermentation of whole grapes in a carbon dioxide-saturated atmosphere. This type of fermentation produces very aromatic and flattering wines.

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