Winery Pierre SparrRiesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Schoenenbourg'
White wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Riesling.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Taste structure of the Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Schoenenbourg' from the Winery Pierre Sparr
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Schoenenbourg' of Winery Pierre Sparr in the region of Alsace is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Schoenenbourg' of Winery Pierre Sparr in the region of Alsace often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, lychee or floral and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tree fruit or oak.
Food and wine pairings with Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Schoenenbourg'
Pairings that work perfectly with Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Schoenenbourg'
Original food and wine pairings with Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Schoenenbourg'
The Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Schoenenbourg' of Winery Pierre Sparr matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of alsatian sauerkraut, lasagne with salmon, goat cheese and spinach or curried veal roulades.
Details and technical informations about Winery Pierre Sparr's Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Schoenenbourg'.
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
The best vintages of Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Schoenenbourg' from Winery Pierre Sparr are 2017, 2007, 2013, 2015 and 2016.
Informations about the Winery Pierre Sparr
The Winery Pierre Sparr is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 90 wines for sale in the of Alsace Grand Cru 'Schoenenbourg' to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Alsace Grand Cru 'Schoenenbourg'
The wine region of Alsace Grand Cru 'Schoenenbourg' is located in the region of Alsace Grand Cru of Alsace of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Mittnacht-Klack or the Domaine Dopff & Irion produce mainly wines white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Alsace Grand Cru 'Schoenenbourg' are Riesling, Gewurztraminer and Pinot gris, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Alsace Grand Cru 'Schoenenbourg' often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, tree fruit or elderflower and sometimes also flavors of lychee, dried apricot or oil.
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: Liquid
Sweet wine containing more than 50 grams of residual sugar per liter. Sweet wines are made from grapes often affected by botrytis cinerea and concentrated either by passerillage (drying of the grapes on the vine stock), or after the harvest (straw wines), or by the cold (ice wines).
