Trockenbeerenauslese Welschriesling 2013 Prädikatswein

Trockenbeerenauslese Welschriesling 2013 Prädikat Wine

Grape variety:

Welschriesling

Vintage:

2013

Awards:

94 FALSTAFF, 16,5 GAULT MILLAU points

Alcohol content:

11.5%vol

Total acid:

5.9g/l

Residual suggar:

184.0g/l

Vinification:

harvested by hand, spontaneously fermented with natural yeasts

Maturation:

12 months in oak barrels

Drinking maturity:

potential for two decades

Bottle closure:

screw cap

Categorisation:

Prädikatswein (Prädikat Wine)

Wine-growing area:

Leutschach a.d.W.

Wine-growing region:

Southern Styria

Description of the wine:

complex aromas of exotic fruits; pineapple, bananas and white peach; in the background delicate roasted aromas; concentrated, complex Prädikat Wine with penetrating minerality: a perfect sweetness-acidity ratio

Food recommendation:

goose liver terrine, ripened soft cheese (blue cheese), ripened hard cheese, nuts, sweet desserts with vanilla, honey, apple strudel, „Kaiserschmarrn“ (sugared pancake with raisins) with stewed plums

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Categorisation:

A barogue Prädikat Wine (sweet wine, dried berries selection) with the typical freshness of Southern Styria.

Wine-growing area:

Our “Trockenbeerenauslese Welschriesling” wines grow in various vineyards within our home village.

Climate:

The climate in Leutschach is characterised by moderate rainfall, it is warm and mostly free of fog. The climatic conditions in this area are also influenced by cold, sloping winds from the western Koralpe Mountains, causing cool nights. These cool nights effect high temperature differences between day and night and this fact encourages fruity wine varieties.

Soil:

Leutschach is located within the southwestern Styrian sea basin. Approximately 16 million years ago some 1000 meters of mighty marine sediments accumulated. Geologists describe these fine marine sediments as “Leutschacher Schlier”. It consists of chalky fine-sandy, mostly green-greyish marl clay or argillaceous schist with deposits of sand. These chalky marl soils are called “Opok”.