Winninger Rottgen Riesling GG

In the glass

What it pairs with

• Mosel river trout meuniere
  Bright slate-driven acidity and citrus mirror the brown-butter and lemon of the local fish.
• Roast pork with crackling
  Riesling acidity cuts the fat and the orchard fruit echoes apple-sauce accompaniment.
• Roast chicken
  Mineral acidity and citrus lift the roast bird.

How to serve Winninger Rottgen Riesling GG

Allow 35 minutes from open to pour.

1. Open and decant. Open 30 minutes before serving and pour into a decanter to aerate.
2. Serve at 10-12°C. Cellar temperature (10-12°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
3. Glassware. Use a medium-sized white-wine glass: the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
4. Pair with. Mosel river trout meuniere, Roast pork with crackling, Roast chicken. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.

History

A dry Grosses Gewachs from the steep terraced Winninger Rottgen: powerful, ripe and deeply mineral in the Terrassenmosel style.

Facts

Producer

Weingut Knebel

Grapes

Riesling

Classification

VDP.Grosse Lage Mosel

Price

EUR 38 to 60 at retail

Drinking window

6 to 22 from vintage

First vintage

1990

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