Riesling Beerenauslese (Germany)

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 Beerenauslese is a dessert wine.

Typical Flavors


Lemon
Lemon		 Lime
Lime		 Orange
Orange		 Apple
Apple

Pear
Pear		 Peach
Peach		 Nectarine
Nectarine		 Pineapple
Pineapple

Apricot
Apricot		 Flowers
Flowers		 Herbs
Herbs		 Steel
Steel

Citrus, Apple, Pear, Peach, and Pinapple are typical Riesling flavors, with hints of Herbs and delicate Floral notes, almost perfumed.

Profile

Beerenauslese wines are sweet (100 g/l sugar) aromatic, almost perfumed, with high acidity:

SUGARSweet
BODYMedium-Full
FRUITMedium-High
ACIDITYHigh
Serving temperatures:
8-10°C (46-50°F)

Food Pairing


Aperitif
Meditation
Aperitif		 Cheese
Cheese		 Fruit
Fruit		 Dessert
Dessert

Riesling Beerenauslese is a dessert wine. It matches strong Cheeses (Salty Blue) and Fruit Desserts.

Pairing Suggestions

Excellent Pairing:
Meditation. Foie Gras.
Fresh Fruit Tart with Berries and Custard.
Tarte Tatin. Pineapple.
Lemon Tart. Strawberries with Ice Cream.
Peaches with Ice Cream.

Cheese:
Aged Hard Cheeses. Comté. Gruyère. Salty Blue. Gorgonzola. Stilton.

Avoid. Chocolate.