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Structure
Drinking window
Best 5 to 22 years from vintage.
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In the glass
Aroma: smoky slate, yellow apple, white spice
Palate: mineral salt, citrus, spice
Schloss Schoenborn's dry Grosses Gewachs from the wholly-owned Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg monopole: dense, smoky, savoury Riesling with stone-fruit depth.
What it pairs with
- Pike-perch with brown butter Density and salty slate match the river-fish flesh and brown-butter sauce.More wines for fish →
- Roast veal with herbs Yellow fruit and smoky slate match the herb-rubbed veal.More wines for beef and red meat →
- Aged Comte Salty slate finds a peer in the long-aged alpine cheese.More wines for aged hard cheese →
How to serve Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg Riesling GG (Monopole)
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. Pike-perch with brown butter, Roast veal with herbs, Aged Comte. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.
History
The Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg is Schoenborn's wholly-owned single-vineyard monopole bottled as Erstes Gewaechs from 2002 onwards.
Facts
- Producer
- Domanenweingut Schloss Schonborn · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Riesling
- Classification
- VDP.Grosse Lage Rheingau
- Oak
- Aged in traditional large oak Stueckfass casks
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- EUR 40 to 60 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5 to 22 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2002
Frequently asked about Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg Riesling GG (Monopole)
What does Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg Riesling GG (Monopole) taste like?
On the nose, smoky slate, yellow apple, white spice. On the palate, mineral salt, citrus, spice. Structurally full-bodied, high acidity with a long finish. Schloss Schoenborn's dry Grosses Gewachs from the wholly-owned Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg monopole: dense, smoky, savoury Riesling with stone-fruit depth.
When should I drink Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg Riesling GG (Monopole)?
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 Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg Riesling GG (Monopole)?
Pike-perch with brown butter is the canonical pairing. Other strong matches include Roast veal with herbs and Aged Comte. Density and salty slate match the river-fish flesh and brown-butter sauce.
Is Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg Riesling GG (Monopole) 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 Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg Riesling GG (Monopole)?
The blend is Riesling. The wine is classified as VDP.Grosse Lage Rheingau.
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