Neustadt: Wine tasting with cellar tour and vineyard visit
We are happy to share our wine knowledge with you and introduce you to our wines and our philosophy during the wine tasting and a tour of the historic wine cellar!
Profile
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 above is our own.
In the glass
What it pairs with
- Riesling-poached chicken Estate Riesling in the pan finds a mineral echo in the matched glass.More wines for chicken and white meat →
- Frankfurter Rippchen Smoked pork chop richness meets dry Riesling acid and barrel spice.
How to serve Ruppertsberger Reiterpfad Riesling GG
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. Riesling-poached chicken, Frankfurter Rippchen. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.
History
Reiterpfad is a Ruppertsberg Grosse Lage shared by several Mittelhaardt estates; von Winning's barrel-fermented bottling sits in its second VDP tier alongside the four Forster GGs.
Facts
- Producer
- Weingut von Winning · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Riesling
- Classification
- VDP.Grosse Lage Pfalz
- Oak
- Barrique-fermented in French oak
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- EUR 50 to 85 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5 to 20 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2008
Frequently asked about Ruppertsberger Reiterpfad Riesling GG
What does Ruppertsberger Reiterpfad Riesling GG taste like?
Structurally full-bodied, high acidity with a long finish. Barrel-fermented dry Grosses Gewachs from the Ruppertsberger Reiterpfad: ripe yellow apple, smoke, herbs and a savoury close.
When should I drink Ruppertsberger Reiterpfad Riesling GG?
Drink 5 to 20 from vintage. Young vintages benefit from 30-90 minutes of decanting; mature bottles should be handled carefully for sediment.
What food pairs with Ruppertsberger Reiterpfad Riesling GG?
Riesling-poached chicken is the canonical pairing; Frankfurter Rippchen is the other strong match. Estate Riesling in the pan finds a mineral echo in the matched glass.
Is Ruppertsberger Reiterpfad Riesling GG 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 Ruppertsberger Reiterpfad Riesling GG?
The blend is Riesling. The wine is classified as VDP.Grosse Lage Pfalz.
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