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Maringer-Reif Piesporter Michelsberg Riesling 2020 (liter)
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| Country: | Germany |
| Region: | Mosel |
| Wineries: | Maringer-Reif Weingut Matheus |
| Grape Type: | Riesling |
| Vintage: | 2020 |
| Bottle Size: | 1000 ml |
Product Description
Maringer-Reif Piesporter Michelsberg (liter) is 100 percent Riesling.
A beautiful wine with delicate perfumed aromas. Medium bodied, well balanced, filled with peaches and green apples, crisp and fresh acidity.
QBA stands for "Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete", which means that the wine comes from one of the 13 designated wine regions.
Ideal by itself or to complement a variety of meat and seafood dishes.
Winery: Maringer-Reif
The Maringer-Reif Estate
Maringer-Reif, of the village of Piesport, produces some of Germany’s finest Rieslings. Celler Master Jorg Matheus, Geisenhim graduate, part of a 400 year family history of producing wines, assures the exceptional quality of every bottle, every glass.
Wines are produced using slow fermentation methods, stainless steel tanks, from grapes hand picked from low yield vineyards. All grapes are grown in Devonian slate.
This region of the Middle Mosel has been a center of wine production since early Roman times. The famous Piesporter vineyards, Goldtropfchen, Treppchen, Michelsberg along with Dhroner Hofberger and Wintricher Ohligsberg produce wines of breathtaking complexity.
Maringer-Reif was established in 1990, bought by the Matheus family in 2009.
Total acreage 11 hectares
Annual production 7000 cases
Varieties: Riesling 50%, Pinot Noir 15 %, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon
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Harvested by hand, sorted and destemed.
Alcoholic fermentation in open vats, for about 15 days with 2 punch-down a day at the beginning.
Maturation in oak barrels (10% new barrels) for 12 to 15 months.
ALCOHOL
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TASTING NOTES
Colour : Deep garnet red.
Nose : Black fruits aromas (blackcurrant, blueberry).
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