Gimmeldinger Kapellenberg Riesling Erste Lage - Weingut A. Christmann

In the glass, the organically produced Gimmeldinger Kapellenberg Riesling Erste Lage from Weingut A. Christmann reveals a bright pale yellow color. After the first swirl, one can perceive a first-class balance in this white wine, as it stands out on the glass walls neither watery nor syrupy or liqueur-like. The bouquet of this white wine from the Palatinate region captivates with aromas of green apple and pear. If we trace the aromatics further, green grass and mineral come in.

This German wine delights with its elegantly dry flavor. It was bottled with exceptionally little residual sugar. This is a true quality wine that clearly stands out from simpler qualities, and so this German wine naturally enraptures with the finest balance despite all its dryness. Excellent taste does not necessarily require a lot of sugar. On the tongue, this balanced white wine is characterized by an incredibly light texture. The final of this youthful white wine from the wine-growing region the Palatinate, more precisely from Gimmeldingen, finally captivates with good reverberation. The finish is also accompanied by mineral facets of the soils dominated by sandstone and limestone.

Vinification of the winery A. Christmann Gimmeldinger Kapellenberg Riesling Erste Lage

This wine clearly focuses on one grape variety, and that is Riesling. Only first-class grape material was used for this wonderfully balanced varietal wine from Weingut A. Christmann. In the Palatinate, the vines that produce the grapes for this wine grow on soils of limestone and sandstone. Obviously, the Gimmeldinger Kapellenberg Riesling Erste Lage is also defined by more than just the Gimmeldingen soil. This German wine can literally be described as an Old World wine that is extraordinarily impressive. At the time of optimal ripeness, the grapes for Gimmeldinger Kapellenberg Riesling Erste Lage are harvested exclusively by hand without the use of punishing and barely selective grape harvesters. After the harvest, the grapes are quickly taken to the press house. Here they are selected and carefully crushed. Then fermentation takes place in large wood at controlled temperatures. After completion of fermentation, the elegant Gimmeldinger Kapellenberg Riesling Erste Lage is aged for several months in oak barrels.

Food recommendation for the winery A. Christmann Gimmeldinger Kapellenberg Riesling Erste Lage

Experience this organic white wine from Germany best moderately chilled at 11 - 13°C as a companion to roasted trout with ginger pear, asparagus salad with quinoa or vegetable salad with beetroot.

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