Alsace Half-Day Wine Tour from Strasbourg
Depart from Strasbourg on a half-day tour along the Alsace wine route to discover some of the best wines of France. Visit 2 wineries, learn about the 7 types of Alsace wines.
Structure
Drinking window
Best 5 to 20 years from vintage.
vintage5 yrs20 yrs22 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
Aroma: lemon peel, white peach, wet granite, smoke
Palate: green apple, lime, salt, spice
Binner's natural-style Schlossberg Riesling. Bone-dry, granite-driven, often with a slight reductive twang from the no-added-sulfite winemaking.
What it pairs with
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Pike quenelle Nantua
Cream-sauced freshwater fish for the wine's granite mineral. -
Oysters
Saline lemon against the briny bivalve. -
Aged Comte
Crystalline cheese against the wine's racy stone.
How to serve Christian Binner Schlossberg Riesling
Allow 5 minutes from open to pour.
- Open and pour. Open and pour directly. No decanting required for this style.
- Serve at 8-10°C. Cellar temperature (8-10°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
- Glassware. Use a smaller all-purpose white glass: the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
- Pair with. Pike quenelle Nantua, Oysters, Aged Comte. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.
History
Binner's Schlossberg Riesling has been bottled as a Grand Cru cuvee since 1998 and is a benchmark of the natural-wine movement applied to top Alsace terroir.
- 1998: First Binner Schlossberg Riesling Grand Cru bottling
- 2002: Estate fully biodynamic
Facts
- Producer
- Domaine Christian Binner · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Riesling (100%)
- Classification
- Alsace Grand Cru Schlossberg
- Oak
- Old foudre; long lees ageing; no new oak
- ABV
- 12.5%
- Price
- EUR 38 to 60 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5-20 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1998
- Biodynamic
- Demeter Certified
Frequently asked about Christian Binner Schlossberg Riesling
What does Christian Binner Schlossberg Riesling taste like?
On the nose, lemon peel, white peach, wet granite, smoke. On the palate, green apple, lime, salt, spice. Structurally medium-bodied, racy acidity with a long finish. Binner's natural-style Schlossberg Riesling. Bone-dry, granite-driven, often with a slight reductive twang from the no-added-sulfite winemaking.
When should I drink Christian Binner Schlossberg Riesling?
Drink 5-20 from vintage. Young vintages benefit from 30-90 minutes of decanting; mature bottles should be handled carefully for sediment.
What food pairs with Christian Binner Schlossberg Riesling?
Pike quenelle Nantua is the canonical pairing. Other strong matches include Oysters and Aged Comte. Cream-sauced freshwater fish for the wine's granite mineral.
What grapes are in Christian Binner Schlossberg Riesling?
The blend is Riesling (100%). The wine is classified as Alsace Grand Cru Schlossberg.
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