Neustadt: Wine tasting with cellar tour and vineyard visit
We are happy to share our wine knowledge with you and introduce you to our wines and our philosophy during the wine tasting and a tour of the historic wine cellar!
Profile
Structure
Drinking window
Best 5 to 22 years from vintage.
vintage5 yrs22 yrs24 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 above is our own.
In the glass
What it pairs with
- Riesling-braised chicken Estate Riesling in the pan finds a mineral echo in the matched glass.More wines for chicken and white meat →
- Pretzel and salted butter Salt-driven minerality flatters Pfalz pretzel and butter.
How to serve Wachenheimer Gerumpel Riesling GC
Allow 35 minutes from open to pour.
- Open and decant. Open 30 minutes before serving and pour into a decanter to aerate.
- Serve at 10-12°C. Cellar temperature (10-12°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
- Glassware. Use a medium-sized white-wine glass: the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
- Pair with. Riesling-braised chicken, Pretzel and salted butter. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.
History
Gerumpel is the Wachenheimer slope at the heart of the Burklin-Wolf holdings, classified Grand Cru in the estate's Burgundian scheme.
Facts
- Producer
- Weingut Dr. Burklin-Wolf · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Riesling
- Classification
- Burklin-Wolf GC
- ABV
- 12.5%
- Price
- EUR 55 to 95 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5 to 22 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1994
- Biodynamic
- Biodynamic Practicing
- Organic
- ORGANIC CERTIFIED
Frequently asked about Wachenheimer Gerumpel Riesling GC
What does Wachenheimer Gerumpel Riesling GC taste like?
Structurally full-bodied, high acidity with a long finish. Biodynamic Grand Cru dry Riesling from the Wachenheimer Gerumpel: ripe stone fruit, herb, smoke and a salty Pfalz close.
When should I drink Wachenheimer Gerumpel Riesling GC?
Drink 5 to 22 from vintage. Young vintages benefit from 30-90 minutes of decanting; mature bottles should be handled carefully for sediment.
What food pairs with Wachenheimer Gerumpel Riesling GC?
Riesling-braised chicken is the canonical pairing; Pretzel and salted butter is the other strong match. Estate Riesling in the pan finds a mineral echo in the matched glass.
Is Wachenheimer Gerumpel Riesling GC vegan?
No: the producer uses traditional animal-derived fining agents (typically egg whites or isinglass) during clarification, so the wine is not vegan.
What grapes are in Wachenheimer Gerumpel Riesling GC?
The blend is Riesling. The wine is classified as Burklin-Wolf GC.
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