Vogelsang Riesling Großes Gewächs - Weingut A. Christmann

In the glass, the Vogelsang Riesling Großes Gewächs from Weingut A. Christmann shows a bright pale yellow color. After the first swirl, one can perceive a first-class balance in this white wine, as it does not stand out watery or syrupy or liqueur-like on the walls of the glass. This single varietal German wine presents wonderfully expressive notes of green apple in the glass. This is joined by hints of green grass and mineral.

The Weingut A. Christmann Vogelsang Riesling Großes Gewächs presents itself to the wine connoisseur pleasantly dry. This white wine never shows itself coarse or meager, as one might expect from a wine icon wine segment. On the tongue, this balanced white wine is characterized by an incredibly light texture. The finale of this white wine from the wine-growing region of the Palatinate, which has good aging potential, finally impresses with considerable reverberation. The finish is also accompanied by mineral facets of the limestone-dominated soils.

Vinification of the Vogelsang Riesling Großes Gewächs from winery A. Christmann

This balanced white wine from Germany is made from the Riesling grape variety. In the Palatinate region, the vines that produce the grapes for this wine grow on soils of limestone. Vogelsang Riesling Großes Gewächs is an Old World wine through and through, as this German wine exudes an extraordinary European charm that clearly underscores the success of Old World wines. When perfectly ripe, the grapes for Vogelsang Riesling Großes Gewächs are harvested exclusively by hand without the aid of punishing and less selective machinery. After the harvest, the grapes reach the winery by the fastest route. Here they are selected and carefully crushed. Fermentation then takes place in large wood at controlled temperatures. The vinification is followed by aging on the fine lees for several months before the wine is finally bottled.

Food recommendation for the Vogelsang Riesling Großes Gewächs from Weingut A. Christmann

This white wine from Germany is best enjoyed moderately chilled at 11 - 13°C. It is perfect as an accompanying wine to roasted trout with ginger pear, spaghetti with yogurt-mint pesto or vegetable salad with beetroot.

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