Rüdesheim Berg Rottland Riesling Trocken, Ehrhard - 2016

Name: Rüdesheim Berg Rottland Riesling Trocken, Ehrhard
Brand: Carl Ehrhard
SKU: 38189
Price: 28.99 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 38189 750mL

From a single vineyard in the village of Rüdesheim. Hand-harvested with 12 hours of maceration before pressing with fermentation to follow with natural yeasts in 1200L wooden barrels for three months, ending in January. A dry Riesling you can enjoy throughout a meal.

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Color

White

Vintage

2016

Country

Germany

Region

Rheingau

Producer

Carl Ehrhard

Grape Variety

Riesling

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Staff Pick Notes

It's always good to remember that wines are living things, ever changing in the bottle over the course of months, even weeks. When this bottle first arrived, it was shut down, closed, tight, its fruit overly taught and slightly bitter. But what a difference a little time makes. In fact, it's hard to believe this is the same wine. In the last couple of months its defenses have come down, the fruit has opened up and all the nuances are starting to shine through. There are gorgeous apple aromas and a hint of petrol. Stone fruits follow through on the palate along with a firm base of stony minerality, reflecting the ancient Devonian slate on which these grapes were grown. It is bone dry, refreshing, a great food wine, as most rieslings are, but really, this wine is just getting started. I, for one, will be tasting it time and time again.

- ALM

Glossary

Germany

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Riesling

Though the trend is now in the other direction, for many years Riesling was known for producing wines with little alcohol and some residual sugar - too sweet for many modern wine drinkers. Though it's now cultivated worldwide, Riesling is nearly synonymous with German wine, and that country's winemakers have lately begun to produce some very exciting dry versions. They are careful to retain the delightful honeyed, flinty flavors that the best sweet Rieslings have always displayed. Alsace, of...