Winery SchmitgesFass 20 Riesling Spätlese
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or shellfish.
Taste structure of the Fass 20 Riesling Spätlese from the Winery Schmitges
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Fass 20 Riesling Spätlese of Winery Schmitges in the region of Mosel is a with a nice freshness.
Food and wine pairings with Fass 20 Riesling Spätlese
Pairings that work perfectly with Fass 20 Riesling Spätlese
Original food and wine pairings with Fass 20 Riesling Spätlese
The Fass 20 Riesling Spätlese of Winery Schmitges matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of pork gyros, calamari with chorizo or chicken tikka massala.
Discover the grape variety: Riesling
Crystalline, taut whites with vibrant acidity and aromas of citrus, green apple, white flowers, vineyard peach and mineral/petrol notes with age. Made as dry (Trocken, Alsace), off-dry (Kabinett, Spätlese) and sweet (Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese, late harvest). Star of the Moselle, Rheingau, Alsace AOC and Wachau. Also exported to Clare Valley and Finger Lakes.
Informations about the Winery Schmitges
The Winery Schmitges is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 62 wines for sale in the of Erden to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Erden
Star village of the Middle Moselle, famous for its VDP Grosse Lagen Erdener Prälat (1. 6 ha south, ferruginous red slate) and Erdener Treppchen (steeply terraced slope). Exclusive Riesling signature as the white king: intense and mineral with opulent notes of white peach, apricot, citrus, almond, exotic fruits and a saline-spiced touch of rare density, racy acidity and mythical ageing. From lively Kabinett to honeyed Auslese.
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: Extraction
All the methods (pumping over, punching down) that allow the colour and tannins to be extracted from the grape skin during maceration, before fermentation begins. It is also possible to macerate after fermentation, but gently, so as not to extract the tannins from the seeds, which are greener. Because of its solvent power, alcohol favours extraction.
