Riesling is the most planted wine grape in Germany.
It is used to produce dry, semi-dry and sweet white wines, sparkling wines, and dessert wines.
Riesling Auslese is a sweet white wine.
Lemon |
Lime |
Orange |
Apple |
Pear |
Peach |
Nectarine |
Pineapple |
Apricot |
Flowers |
Herbs |
Steel |
Citrus, Apple, Pear, Peach, and Pinapple are typical Riesling flavors, with hints of Herbs and delicate Floral notes, almost perfumed.
Auslese wines are sweet (50+ g/l sugar) aromatic, almost perfumed, with high acidity:
SUGAR | Sweet | ||
BODY | Medium-Full | ||
FRUIT | Medium-High | ||
ACIDITY | High | ||
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Meditation Aperitif |
Cheese |
Hot Mexican |
Hot Asian |
Riesling Auslese is sweet and works well with Aged Cheeses, Spicy Asian Cuisine and Desserts. The food should never be sweeter than the wine.
Excellent Pairing:
Hot Spicy Food. Indian. Thai. Mexican.
Meditation. Crab. Foie Gras.
Tropical Dishes with Fresh Fruit. Avocado.
Aged 10-20 years: Braised or Roasted Fowl and Venison.
Cheese:
Aged Hard Cheeses. Comté. Gruyère. Goat. Pungent Cheeses.
Avoid. Chocolate.