Winery St. LudwinBernkasteler Kurfürstlay Riesling Auslese
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The Bernkasteler Kurfürstlay Riesling Auslese of the Winery St. Ludwin is in the top 0 of wines of Bernkastel.
Details and technical informations about Winery St. Ludwin's Bernkasteler Kurfürstlay Riesling Auslese.
Discover the grape variety: Ehrenfelser
Aromatic, fruity whites with a pale golden robe, an airy palate with preserved acidity, and signature aromas of peach, apricot, white flowers and light mineral notes. Also crafted as botrytised sweet wines (Spätlese, Auslese). Grown in Germany, Canada and British Columbia for dry and sweet whites, it ripens earlier than Riesling. A German white grape bred in 1929 at Geisenheim (Riesling × Knipperlé).
Informations about the Winery St. Ludwin
The Winery St. Ludwin is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in the of Bernkastel to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Bernkastel
Qualitative peak of the Middle Mosel (Mittelmosel), slopes of 45–60% plunging to the river, blue shale and slate with perfect drainage. Riesling is the signature white king (~60%): taut and airy with citrus, white peach, green apple, white flowers, slate smoke and signature mineral touch, vibrant acidity balancing residual sugar. Mythical vineyards: Doktor (1. 8 ha), Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Graacher Himmelreich.
The wine region of Mosel
Kingdom of lively, crystalline Riesling: citrus, green apple, gunflint, tangy tension and signature slate minerality. From light, fruity Kabinett to off-dry Spätlese, up to sweet Auslese and Trockenbeerenauslese of rare finesse. Some supple Müller-Thurgau and lively Elbling. Steeply sloped vineyards (up to 65% at the Bremmer Calmont) on blue and grey slate, 5,400 ha of Riesling (61.
The word of the wine: Cellar master
The cellar master is the technical manager of a winery (usually a professional oenologist), who presides over and oversees the wine-making process and its maturation. Unlike an oenologist in a wine laboratory, who intervenes on an ad hoc basis to assist the winemaker, the cellar master is part of the estate's technical team.
