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: Petit Bouschet
Crossbreeding carried out in 1829 by Louis Bouschet de Bernard (father of Henri Bouschet, also known for his numerous varieties) between the aramon and the teinturier. It was practically multiplied all over the world. Today, it is an extinct grape variety and can only be found in a few private or public collections and conservatories.
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
The wine region of Johannisberg is located in the region of Rheingau of Germany. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Prinz von Hessen or the Domaine Prinz von Hessen produce mainly wines white, red and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Johannisberg are Riesling, Sylvaner and Regent, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Johannisberg often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit.
The wine region of Rheingau
Rheingau is one of the most important of Germany's 13 Anbaugebiete wine regions. However it is far from the biggest; with 3,076 hectares (7,600 acres) of Vineyard">Vineyards documented in 2012, its output is around one tenth of that from the Pfalz and Rheinhessen regions. Located on the Rhine a 20-minute drive west of Frankfurt, the -gau suffix denotes that it was once a county of the Frankish Empire. The classic Rheingau wine is a DryRiesling with pronounced Acidity and aromas of citrus fruits and smoke-tinged minerality – typically more "masculine" than its equivalent from the Mosel.
The word of the wine: INAO glass
Glass adapted to wine tasting, created in the 1970s by the Institut national des appellations d'origine. At the time, it had the advantage of offering a standardised tool to all tasters. It is characterized by a wide base that allows for good ventilation and a narrow mouth (opening of the glass) to concentrate the aromas. Many high-performance glasses have been created based on this model.
