Winery Wittmann - Westhofener Riesling Spätlese Late Release

Winery Wittmann Westhofener Riesling Spätlese Late Release

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Westhofener Riesling Spätlese Late Release of Winery Wittmann is a sweet wine from the region of Rheinhessen.
In the mouth this sweet wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or shellfish.

Taste structure of the Westhofener Riesling Spätlese Late Release from the Winery Wittmann

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Westhofener Riesling Spätlese Late Release of Winery Wittmann in the region of Rheinhessen is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Westhofener Riesling Spätlese Late Release of Winery Wittmann in the region of Rheinhessen often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Wittmann's Westhofener Riesling Spätlese Late Release.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

Westhofener Riesling Spätlese Late Release - 2011
In the top 100 of of Rheinhessen wines
Average rating: 4.1 1 1 1 1 0

The best vintages of Westhofener Riesling Spätlese Late Release from Winery Wittmann are 2011

Informations about the Winery Wittmann

The winery offers 98 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 35 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Rheinhessen

The Winery Wittmann is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 63 wines for sale in the of Rheinhessen to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Rheinhessen
In the top 8000 of of Germany wines
In the top 1500 of of Rheinhessen wines
In the top 6500 of sweet wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

The wine region of Rheinhessen

Rheinhessen is Germany's largest region for producing the quality wines of the Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete (QbA) and Prädikatswein designations, with roughly 26,500 hectares (65,000 acres) of Vineyard">Vineyards as of 2014. Many of its most significant viticultural areas are favorably influenced by the Rhine river, which runs aLong its North and eastern borders. The Rhine, along with the Nahe river to the west and the Haardt mountains to its South, form a natural border. Rheinhessen covers an area south of Rheingau, north of Pfalz and east of Nahe, and is located within the Rhineland-Palatinate federal state.

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