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 2 to 6 years from vintage.
vintage2 yrs6 yrs8 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
- Natural-wine bar plate Skin-contact texture and herbal lift sit in the funky natural-wine context.Find natural-wine bar plate on TableJourney →
- Goat cheese with herbs Herbal tea notes echo fresh chevre.More wines for lamb →
How to serve Brand Riesling Pur Pur Skin-Contact
Allow 5 minutes from open to pour.
- Open and pour. Open and pour directly. No decanting required for this style.
- 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 Burgundy bowl: the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
- Pair with. Natural-wine bar plate, Goat cheese with herbs. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.
History
Brand's skin-contact Riesling is a Pfalz natural-wine reference, organic-certified and low-sulfite.
Facts
- Producer
- Weingut Brand · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Riesling
- Classification
- Pfalz Pradikatswein
- ABV
- 12.0%
- Price
- EUR 22 to 32 at retail
- Drinking window
- 2 to 6 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2015
- Biodynamic
- Biodynamic Practicing
- Organic
- ORGANIC CERTIFIED
Frequently asked about Brand Riesling Pur Pur Skin-Contact
What does Brand Riesling Pur Pur Skin-Contact taste like?
Structurally medium-bodied, low tannins, high acidity with a medium finish. Organic skin-contact Riesling: amber colour, dried apricot, herb tea, light grippy texture and a savoury low-intervention close.
When should I drink Brand Riesling Pur Pur Skin-Contact?
Drink 2 to 6 from vintage. Young vintages benefit from 30-90 minutes of decanting; mature bottles should be handled carefully for sediment.
What food pairs with Brand Riesling Pur Pur Skin-Contact?
Natural-wine bar plate is the canonical pairing; Goat cheese with herbs is the other strong match. Skin-contact texture and herbal lift sit in the funky natural-wine context.
Is Brand Riesling Pur Pur Skin-Contact 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 Brand Riesling Pur Pur Skin-Contact?
The blend is Riesling. The wine is classified as Pfalz Pradikatswein.
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