Heugumber, Ziereisen - 2018

Name: Heugumber, Ziereisen
Brand: Ziereisen
SKU: 43322
Price: 16.96 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

750 mL

Item # 43322

The Ziereisen winery is located in the very southern part of Baden in a town called Efringen-Kirchen, directly on the Rhine river at the border of Alsace and Switzerland. This is made from the Chasselas grape, from vines planted in limestone and iron rich clay soils. Aged on the lees for 13 months in large fuder.

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Color

White

Vintage

2018

Country

Germany

Region

Baden

Producer

Ziereisen

Grape Variety

Chasselas

Staff Pick Notes

Fendant, the most well-known Swiss wine is made from the white grape Chasselas. DNA evidence shows this grape to originate near Lake Geneva and not in the Mâconnais French village of Chasselas. Here the Heugumber family make a delightful wine: aromatic and crisp but with finely-textured body from the 13 months of lees aging.

- JGM

More About This Wine

Germany

German wines are some of the most jubilantly fruity bottles in the world. The country's Rieslings have been prized worldwide for centuries, yet they have never quite caught on in the U.S.: this no doubt due to Germany’s arcane system of wine classification. The most useful words to know on German wine labels are “Kabinett,” which indicates an outstanding everyday wine, and “trocken,” which means “dry.” As far as dessert wines go, a half-bottle of German Eiswein is so potent that you'll be able...

Chasselas

A white grape grown all over the world, including Alsace, the Loire, Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Italy. The best Chasselas wines, however, are produced in Switzerland, where the grape is called Fendant and is the most widely planted variety in the country. When made well, Chasselas is soft, welcoming and easy to drink.

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