Rheingau Flashcards
Who spearheaded the Erstes Gerwächs wines of Charta?
Bernhard Breuer
Georg Breuer estate - Rüdesheim
Rheingau
% planted to Riesling
80%
- Higher proportion of the grape than any other anbaugebiet
Rheingau
Sole bereich
Johannisberg
- Johannisberg Riesling and Rhine Riesling have long been used as synonyms for true Riesling worldwide
Rheingau
Slope aspects
- One long south-facing slope
- Less dramatic inclines than Mosel
- Rhine River provides warmth, like Mosel
Rheingau
General soil types
- upper slope - slate
- lower slope - clay, loess, alluvial sand, red slate (closer to the water)
varied soils and favorable mesoclimate combine to produce a more powerful Riesling than Mosel
Rheingau
Production devoted to Riesling
over 50%
- Dry wines account for over half of the production
Rheingau Riesling
General style
- more powerful than Mosel
- typically fuller in body and more concentrated, yet acidity bracing
- dry wines account for more than half of production
T/F: Rheingau has more Erste Lage than any other anbaugebiet.
True
Rheingauer Flöte
traditional flute-shaped brown bottle
- Sometimes used to bottle Rheingau Riesling
- vs Mosel green glass
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Center for red wine production
Assmannshausen
- Has the majority of Rheingau’s Spätburgunder
Assmannshausen
Most planted grape
Spätburgunder
Assmannshausen
Best vineyard for Pinot Noir
Höllenberg
- August Kesseler - one of finest growers
Höllenberg vineyard
Finest grower
August Kesseler
- Höllenberg vineyard, Assmannhausen (Pinot Noir)
Rüdesheim
3 notable vineyards
- Berg Roseneck
- Berg Rottland
- Berg Schlossberg
Is Geisenheim east or west of Schloss Johannisberg?
Geisenheim is WEST of Schloss Johannisberg
1st successful harnessing of botrytis
- Schloss Johannisberg
- late 18th cent
- led to development of Spätlese and Auslese