Mainz: WineWalk in the Shadow of the Cathedral
Discover Mainz off the beaten tourist track around the cathedral, with professional wine tasting and 4 special regional wines. Classics, but surprisingly retold.
Structure
Drinking window
Best 3 to 12 years from vintage.
vintage3 yrs12 yrs14 yrs
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
In the glass
What it pairs with
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White asparagus with hollandaise
Herbal lift mirrors asparagus while stony mineral matches lemon hollandaise. -
Pan-seared fish with capers
Stony minerality and mid-weight body suit white fish and caper brine. -
Mushroom risotto
Herbal-earthy register echoes forest mushrooms; mineral length refreshes the palate.
History
Silvaner is the historical Rheinhessen variety; Brueder Dr. Becker bottled a Tafelstein Silvaner as the estate's Demeter-farmed expression of the grape with a stony herbal register from limestone-loam.
Facts
- Producer
- Weingut Brueder Dr. Becker · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Silvaner
- Classification
- VDP.Grosse Lage Rheinhessen
- Oak
- Aged in traditional large oak Stueckfass casks of about 1,200 litres
- ABV
- 12.5%
- Price
- EUR 22 to 32 at retail
- Drinking window
- 3 to 12 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2008
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Frequently asked about Tafelstein Silvaner
What does Tafelstein Silvaner taste like?
Herbal lift, white stone fruit and stony Kalkmergel mineral. Medium-bodied with medium acidity and a long finish.
When should I drink Tafelstein Silvaner?
Drink 3 to 12 years from vintage. Decant 30 minutes when young.
Where is Tafelstein Silvaner made?
From the Ludwigshoeher Tafelstein VDP.Grosse Lage on a limestone-loam slope above the Rheinterrasse, Demeter-farmed by Brueder Dr. Becker.
What food pairs with Tafelstein Silvaner?
White asparagus with hollandaise, pan-seared fish with capers and mushroom risotto. The cuvee suits green vegetables, white fish and mushrooms.
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