Riesling Flashcards
Features (4)
High acidity
Susceptible to noble rot
Aromatic variety
Fruit characteristics vary according to ripeness
Climate
Cool to moderate
Taste
Dry to sweet
Light to full bodied
Un Oaked
Flavours
Just ripe- green fruits, floral, citrus
Stone fruit
Extra ripe- tropical fruit, dried fruit
Regions
Germany- mosel, Rheingau, Pflaz
France- Alsace
Australia- Eden valley, Clare Valley
Prädikat categories
Kabinett Spätlese Auslese Eiswein Beerenauslese Trokenbeerenauslese
Labeling in Germany
Landwein
Qualitätswein
Prädikatswein
Troken
A dry wine
Halbtroken
A wine with some sweetness
Beernaulese
Selected berry harvest
Fresh stone fruit, tropical fruit and dried fruit and honey
Teokenbeerenauslese
Selected dried berry harvest.
Eiswien
Stone fruit aromas and tropical fruit flavours. No botrytis.
Auslese
Selected harvest. These wines have flavours of stone fruit, tropical fruit and dried fruit. Most of these wines are a dry style, though some have sweetness
Spätlese
Late harvest. More concentrated flavours then Kabinett with riper citrus flavours and some stone fruit
Kabinett
The lightest and most delicate Prädikat wines. Light body with delicate green fruit and citrus flavours and floats aromas.