Die weiße Versuchung - Weingut Krug

When swirling the glass, this white wine reveals a high viscosity, which is reflected in pronounced church windows on the rim of the glass. In the glass, this white wine from Weingut Krug offers aromas of apples, pears, quinces and nashi pear, complemented by black tea, walnut and oak. Weingut Krug Die weiße Versuchung presents itself to the wine enthusiast pleasantly dry. This white wine never appears coarse or lean, but rather round and smooth. On the finish, this youthful wine from the wine-growing region of Lower Austria finally delights with a beautiful length. Once again, nuances of apple and nashi pear appear.

Vinification of Weingut Krug Die weiße Versuchung

The basis for the powerful Die weiße Versuchung from Lower Austria is grapes of the Pinot Grigio variety. Without question, Die weiße Versuchung is also determined by the climatic and stylistic factors of the Thermenregion. This Austrian can literally be described as an Old World wine that presents itself in an exceptionally impressive manner. The ripening of the harvested grapes for this Pinot Grigio wine is influenced to a considerable extent by the climate of the growing region. In Lower Austria, the grapes thrive in a rather cool climate, which is reflected, among other things, in particularly long and even grapes and a rather moderate must weight. After the grape harvest, the wine grapes are immediately brought to the press house. There they are sorted and gently crushed. Fermentation then takes place in large wooden barrels at controlled temperatures. After fermentation, the wine is aged for several months on the fine lees before it is finally racked.

Food recommendation for Weingut Krug Die weiße Versuchung

Enjoy this white wine from Austria best moderately chilled at 11 - 13°C as an accompanying wine to leek soup, potato pan with salmon or cod with cucumber-mustard vegetables.

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