Riesling
Riesling is the most elegant grape of the Alsace region. It gives dry, neat, graceful and well-balanced wine. Riesling is known to be the finest Alsace wine.
Riesling is brilliant with fish, shell-fish, poultry, cold meat and famous Alsatian dishes such as sauerkraut or smoked ham.
Do not confuse with the German Riesling which is a sweet wine.
Riesling wine information:
Name:
Riesling Appellation Alsace Controlée
Location:
On the Rhine valley
Places:
Ammerschwihr, Dambach, Eguisheim, Wettolsheim, etc
Soil:
Limestone
Clayey-limestone
Size:
3,280 ha (8,100 acres)
23% of the Alsace vineyards' size
Production: 36 million bottles
Grape: Riesling
Type of wine:
Elegant dry white wine
Age: up to 5 years
(5 to 15 years for grains nobles Riesling)
Vintages:
(recommended) 2003, 2001, 2000
Riesling
Aromas:
Mineral
Rose
Peach stone
Melon sometimes
Riesling and Food:
Fish (recommended)
Seafood and Shellfish
Sauerkraut
Coq au Riesling
Cheese:
Morbier (young Riesling)
Parmesan
