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Burggarten Riesling Federspiel
SKU: 004230
Name: Burggarten Riesling Federspiel
Region: Austria - Wachau
Winemaker: Domain Wachau
Grapes: 100% Riesling
Soil: Wachau, Duernstein, best locations around the castle ruins, mostly steep stone terraces, barren, nutrient-poor bedrock soils
Climate: The Wachau was 2008 are the most difficult vintages in more than ten years. The principal cause was the changing autumn weather, many winemakers around their reading was trembling. After a mild and relatively dry winter had the year begin with a little warmer than normal average temperatures started at the end of February were even close to 20 ° C.! The mostly mild weather (from a short onset of winter in mid-March apart) caused an early exit of the vine, mid / late April. The bloom started in early June and unfolded at low temperatures initially rather slow. The summer was (especially in July) during a rainy exchange of warm and cool days in mid-September set up a cold front, which also briefly with strong rain and led to the maturity of the grapes was delayed significantly.
Color: white
Maturity: enjoy
Description: Color: Pale straw yellow with pale highlights Aroma: strong fragrant bouquet with notes of grapefruit, stone fruit (apricots) and slightly exotic appeal in the background Taste: juicy stone fruit on the palate flavors, elegantly structured with excellent balance of racy acidity, fruit and aromatic depth
Serviervorschlag: too light seafood, delicate soups, poultry, air-dried ham, salads and vegetables
Serving temperature: 10.00 ° C
Analysis values: Alcohol: 12.20%
Residual sugar: 3.90 g / l
Acid: 7.40 g / l
optimally trinkreif: now
Wine Processing: On the domain Wachau begins already with the harvest of early maturing varieties for the young wines. But the cool, often rainy weather delayed the harvest, finally into the November period. The rigorous selection of the harvested represents a roughly 13 - percent yield loss, however, the late harvest, and extreme selection of grapes at the same time the mineral intake of berries and promise favors 2008 wines with slightly lower alcohol content, but great wealth and structure. The Riesling grapes for the Burggarten spring game will be available in early November 2008 at an optimum ripeness of hand. To their juicy fruit varieties as complete as possible, to preserve the wine, the wine cooler, at controlled temperatures not exceeding 18 ° C in a stainless steel tank fermented and non-wood contact expanded.
Wine note: The spring game, the light freshness of a spring stone with the power and complexity of emeralds links reflects the profile of a classic Austrian white wine resist. The grapes for a spring game at a maximum of 12.5% vol. Alcohol reading. The Riesling for this Burggarten spring game grows in the best locations in the domain, around the Duernstein mighty medieval castle ruins. The warm Pannonian climate influence from the nearby Hungary in combination with the barren rocks soil of the Wachau, is especially powerful and complex wines.
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