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Weingut Wittmann Kirchspiel Riesling GG trocken 2021
VDP Grosse Lage denotes Rheinhessen’s highest-quality vineyards, each precisely demarcated by parcel. Wines grown in Grosse Lage sites are notable for their extraordinary sense of place and aging potential. The Kirchspiel opens up toward the Rhine like an ancient amphitheater, ready to bask in the first morning rays of sunshine. The vineyards face from east to southeast, protected against the west winds and creating the outstanding microclimate for which the Kirchspiel is known. The vines are primarily planted in the upper portion of the site, at inclines of up to 30%. The soils are mainly clayey marl with limestone deposits, joined by limestone weathering clay that lend the KIRCHSPIEL its distinctive, spicy-elegant character. . It is incredibly chalky yet also lush and tropical in its fruit and intertwined with yeasty notes. The wine has 96 points from James Suckling and 93 points by Robert Parker.
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Ansgar Clüsserath
The Weingut Ansgar Clüsserath in Trittenheim, Mosel, has been owned and run by the family since its founding in 1670. Nowadays, Esgar Clüserath's daughter Eva, who is married to Winemaker of the Year 2014 Gault Millau, Philip Whitman, is in charge of winemaking. Like Rhinehessen superstar Wittmann, Eva is a member of the new generation of wine growers in Germany, committed to traditional, environmentally sound viticulture practices as well as promising methods. About 97% of the vineyards are planted with Riesling. Clüsseraths pick all the grapes by hand in several stages, and the cool, damp cellar is ideal for the 50-year-old Füder, the traditional round tonneaux, in which the must goes through slow, natural fermentation. The wines are then aged with the lees, without further processing, except for a single filtration before bottling.
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Rheinhessen
Регионът на Райнхесен е основен за германската винена индустрия и е дом на почти четвърт от лозовите насаждения в страната. Той е и най-големият по отношение на произведени количества вино. Райнхесен е сравнително топъл и сух регион, предпазен от неблагоприятни климатични влияния от планински вериги като Хунсрюк и Таунус. Повечето от лозята са засадени върху топлите и плодородни почви на долината, които са идеални за отглеждането на зряло и здраво грозде, а с репутация на традиционен източник на изключително качествени вина е прочутата Райнтерасе - участък от стръмни лозя покрай западния бряг на река Рейн около градовете Ниерщайн и Опенхайм. В Райнхесен доминират белите сортове, като водеща роля играе Ризлингът, следван от Мюлер-Тюргау, значими площи от лозята са отредени също така на Силванер, Грауер Бургундер (Пино гри) и Вайсер Бургундер (Пино блан). От червените сортове първенец е Дорнфелдер, с почти двойно повече насаждения от по-познатия и любим на всички Шпетбургундер (Пино ноар).
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Riesling
Riesling is an aromatic white grape variety that produces wine in the entire range - from botrytized sweet (one of the best in the world) to dry and semi-dry varieties, with captivating aromas of citrus and stone fruits, as well as the typical petroleum aroma, which in certain terroir appearances can dominate sensitively. Riesling's homeland can be said to be the valleys of the Rhine and Moselle rivers in Germany - the variety likes cooler weather. Naturally, here are the main wine regions of the country (Moselle, Rheinhessen, Rheingau, Pfalz). The vineyards are located on the steep hills, making mechanisation difficult, so here the viticultural activities are mainly manual. The wines from these regions are fresh and with a pronounced acidity. However, Riesling in Germany is by no means the main variety, in fact another is the wine region in which this variety is most common - and this is Alsace in France (or Elsaß in German). Unlike the German Riesling, the French Riesling is more saturated and lush due to the specifics of the microclimate there - the Vosges Mountains provide protection from northern winds and cold, and the sun is more generous in this southern region. Outside of these countries, perhaps Austria also presents itself with an interesting reading of this often called king of white varieties, and some countries of the New World successful experiment with it as well.
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