Weingut SchäferMettenheimer Schlossberg Auslese
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The Mettenheimer Schlossberg Auslese of the Weingut Schäfer is in the top 0 of wines of Rheinhessen.
Details and technical informations about Weingut Schäfer's Mettenheimer Schlossberg Auslese.
Discover the grape variety: Malvasia Bianca Lunga
Structured, rich dry whites with a pale golden colour, a full palate and moderate acidity, showing signature aromas of yellow fruits (pear, apricot), white flowers, almond and discreet muscat notes. Also a pillar of Tuscan Vin Santo passito, producing honeyed, dried-fruit sweet wines. A traditional component of Chianti (before 2006) and many Tuscan whites. White Malvasia variety grown in Tuscany and Umbria.
Informations about the Weingut Schäfer
The Weingut Schäfer is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Rheinhessen to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Rheinhessen
71% white region: Riesling is king (5,000 ha), dry to off-dry, ripe yellow fruit, apple, citrus and fine saline minerality. Supple, floral Müller-Thurgau for everyday, the world's largest Silvaner plantation with herbaceous, straight notes. Historic cradle of off-sweet Liebfraumilch. Some supple reds (Dornfelder, Spätburgunder).
The word of the wine: Film maceration
A technique that consists of leaving the grapes to macerate in the open air at a low temperature before fermentation, thus enhancing the aromatic expression of the wine.
