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Structure
Drinking window
Best 5 to 18 years from vintage.
vintage5 yrs18 yrs20 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: yellow stone fruit, red slate, saline citrus
Palate: dense mid-palate, iron mineral grip, savoury finish
Oelberg is one of Schaetzel's three Niersteiner Grosse Lage sites; a dry Riesling GG with iron mineral grip and a savoury Roter Hang finish.
What it pairs with
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Roast guinea fowl
Dense mid-palate and savoury finish refresh dark poultry. -
Smoked eel canapes
Red-slate smoke matches smoked freshwater fish. -
Aged Sbrinz
Iron mineral grip plays with aged Alpine cheese.
History
Oelberg sits on the southern flank of the Roter Hang in Nierstein; Schaetzel's Demeter-certified biodynamic farming and Stueckfass ferment shape a dry GG in the savoury, mineral house style.
Facts
- Producer
- Weingut Schaetzel · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Riesling (100%)
- Classification
- VDP.Grosse Lage Rheinhessen
- Oak
- Spontaneous fermentation in Stueckfass, extended lees ageing, unfined
- ABV
- 12.5%
- Price
- EUR 45 to 70 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5 to 18 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2014
- Biodynamic
- Demeter Certified
- Organic
- ORGANIC CERTIFIED
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Frequently asked about Oelberg Riesling Grosses Gewaechs
What does Schaetzel Oelberg Riesling Grosses Gewaechs taste like?
Yellow stone fruit, red slate and saline citrus on the nose; dense mid-palate, iron mineral grip and a savoury finish. Full-bodied with high acidity.
When should I drink Schaetzel Oelberg Riesling Grosses Gewaechs?
Drink between 5 and 18 years from vintage.
What food pairs with Schaetzel Oelberg Riesling Grosses Gewaechs?
Roast guinea fowl, smoked eel canapes and aged Sbrinz are top matches.
Is Schaetzel Oelberg Riesling Grosses Gewaechs vegan?
Yes. Demeter-certified biodynamic with no animal-derived fining.
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