
Weingut SteigerhofRiesling Spätlese
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The Riesling Spätlese of the Weingut Steigerhof is in the top 0 of wines of Altenbamberg.

Details and technical informations about Weingut Steigerhof's Riesling Spätlese.
Discover the grape variety: Cornichon blanc
Table grape with elongated gherkin-shaped berries, thin skin and crunchy flesh with a pleasant sweet flavour. Very rarely vinified. Now marginal, it survives in a few amateur gardens and ampelographic collections. A witness to French ampelographic heritage, it is among the ancient varieties studied for their historical interest and characteristic shape. French white table grape variety, formerly grown for fresh consumption and preservation.
Informations about the Weingut Steigerhof
The Weingut Steigerhof is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Altenbamberg to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Altenbamberg
Viticultural commune of the Nahe on iron-oxide-rich red rhyolitic soils (Rotenberg, VDP Grosse Lage). Signature Riesling as taut white with citrus, white peach, apricot, white flowers and characteristic mineral-smoky-herbaceous notes from volcanic soils, elegant acidity and precise freshness. Available as Kabinett, Spätlese, dry Grosses Gewächs and noble sweet. Weißburgunder as complement.
The wine region of Nahe
Homeland of a mineral Riesling of exceptional geological expression: lively, precise whites with notes of peach, citrus, green apple, gunflint and fine salinity, from taut dry to botrytised sweet. 75% whites, Riesling king (27%) complemented by round Pinot Gris and supple Pinot Blanc. Rising reds: silky Spätburgunder with red fruit, darker Dornfelder. 4,240 ha along the Nahe river, among the most diverse soils in Germany (180 formations).
The word of the wine: Sour
Said of a wine that is unpleasantly pungent and has a vinegar-like odour.









