Riesling Flashcards
Riesling characteristics
Aromatic
H acidity good for balancing with high sugar
Pronounced aromas
Builds sugar and flavour slowly
Flavours from Riesling
Just ripe - green fruits & citrus
Extra ripe- stone, tropical & sometimes dried fruits
Bottle age - honey, petrol
Off dry and medium Riesling are usually made using which method
Stop fermentation - chilling or adding so2
Or adding sussreserve
Latitude Germany
Some vineyards above 50 degrees
Mosel style Riesling
Lighter body
Usually med sweet to balance acidity
Best slopes in Mosel
Steep slopes s or se facing by Mosel river - reflect sunlight aid ripening
Dark coloured slate soil
Rheingau style Riesling
Drier and more body than Mosel
Rheingau features
Steep s facing slopes on n bank river Rhine
Pfalz style Riesling
Dry
M body
Similar to Alsace style
Geographical features pfalz
Dry haardt Mountains protect (continuation of vosges)
Dry sunny long growing season
Alsace climate
Vosges mountain protect w rain bearing wind
Moderate continental
Dry sunny
Slopes e or se facing the best
Growing season to autumn as lots of sun - grapes ripen slowly & gradual - acidity & flavour
Style Alsace Riesling
Dry Pronounced Ripe citrus, stone fruits, blossom M to f body H acidity
Tertiary honey dried fruits
Where is Premium Riesling production in Australia
South Australian:
Eden valley
Clare valley
Style Australian Riesling
Pronounced
H acidity
Lime, peach, blossom, petrol
Climate Clare & Eden valley
Clare - warm continental with altitude, diurnal range, cold nights & cold breezes
Eden - cool to moderate continental, altitude
Perception Issue Riesling
Still linked to sweet German style out of fashion
What drives Riesling sales globally
Premium quality
Wine enthusiasts
What does landwein mean
Pgi
Usually l body, dry to off dry
Qualitatswein mean
Pdo wines
From one of the named wine regions
More intense & fuller body
Pradikatswein mean
Classified according to sugar levels at harvest
Kabinett is
Lightest delicate green fruits citrus blossom
Dry to med sweet
Spatlese is
Late harvest - Fully ripe grapes
Riper fruits some stone fruits
Dry to med sweet
Auslese is
Selected harvest extra ripe bunches
Stone fruits, tropical fruits, dried fruits
Dry to medium sweet
Eiswein is
Frozen berries (8)c min Fresh stone fruits, tropical (mango) Outstanding Super premium Not every year
Beerenauslese is
Selected berry harvest
Some botrytis
Stone fruits, tropical, dried & honey
Trockenbeerenauslese is
Botrytis berries only
V concentrated
Intense flavours
