Dirler Cade Saering Riesling

In the glass

Aroma: lemon zest, white peach, wet stone, white flower

Palate: green apple, lime, salt, spice

Dirler-Cade's Saering Riesling from sandstone slopes around Guebwiller. Biodynamic and bone-dry; the maison's everyday Grand Cru.

What it pairs with

• Oysters
  Saline citrus against the bivalve.
• Sole meuniere
  Brown-butter fish for the wine's lemon and stone.
• Choucroute garnie Find choucroute garnie on TableJourney →
  Riesling acid for pork-and-kraut.

How to serve Dirler Cade Saering Riesling

Allow 5 minutes from open to pour.

1. Open and pour. Open and pour directly. No decanting required for this style.
2. Serve at 8-10°C. Cellar temperature (8-10°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
3. Glassware. Use a smaller all-purpose white glass — the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
4. Pair with. Oysters, Sole meuniere, Choucroute garnie. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.

History

Saering, whose name means 'pure water,' is an approachable Grand Cru on the Guebwiller slopes. Dirler-Cade has bottled it as a single-cru cuvee biodynamically since 1998.

1. 1998 — First Dirler-Cade Saering Riesling Grand Cru bottling
2. 2007 — Estate certified Demeter biodynamic

Facts

Producer

Domaine Dirler-Cade

Grapes

Riesling (100%)

Classification

Alsace Grand Cru Saering

Oak

Large old foudre; no new oak

ABV

12.5%

Price

EUR 30 to 45 at retail

Drinking window

4-15 from vintage

First vintage

1998

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