Winery Michael GietzJohannisberger Riesling Spätlese
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The Johannisberger Riesling Spätlese of the Winery Michael Gietz is in the top 0 of wines of Johannisberg.
Details and technical informations about Winery Michael Gietz's Johannisberger Riesling Spätlese.
Discover the grape variety: Tinta negra mole
Dry, medium-dry, medium-sweet and sweet fortified Madeira wines, with an amber to mahogany hue, ample, oxidative palate and aromas of dried fruits (fig, walnut), caramel, coffee, spices and maderised rancio notes. Embodies the modern identity of the Madeira DOP appellation, accounting for over 80% of commercially sold Madeira. Portuguese black grape, the most planted on Madeira island, productive and adaptable.
Informations about the Winery Michael Gietz
The Winery Michael Gietz is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Johannisberg to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Johannisberg
Historic village of the Rheingau (between Winkel and Geisenheim), worldwide birthplace of Riesling: Schloss Johannisberg was the first vineyard entirely planted with Riesling (~1720) and the first to vinify Spätlese in 1775. Riesling is the exclusive signature white: dry and mineral with citrus, white peach, apple, white flowers and a typical petrol note, vibrant acidity and slate depth. Four VDP Grosse Lage (Schloss Johannisberger, Klaus, Hölle, Mittelhölle).
The wine region of Rheingau
Historic cradle of great German Riesling: age-worthy whites of rare precision, from taut dry (Trocken) to botrytised sweet (Auslese, Beerenauslese, TBA) with notes of peach, citrus, acacia honey, noble petrol and slatey minerality. Riesling king on ~80% of the vineyard. Also Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir, 8%), notably the fine, silky Assmannshausen. 3,100 ha on south-facing slopes overlooking the Rhine (Hesse).
The word of the wine: Thinning
Also known as green harvesting, the practice of removing excess bunches of grapes from certain vines, usually in July, but sometimes later. This is often necessary, but not always a good thing, as the remaining bunches often gain weight.
