Neustadt: Wine tasting with cellar tour and vineyard visit
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Profile
Structure
Drinking window
Best 5 to 22 years from vintage.
vintage5 yrs22 yrs24 yrs
Critic scores
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In the glass
What it pairs with
- Sauerbraten with potato dumplings Salty mineral palate and racy acid lift the marinated pot-roast and dumplings.More wines for roast beef →Find sauerbraten with potato dumplings on TableJourney →
- Schnitzel with lemon Citrus drive cuts breaded veal richness.More wines for pork →
How to serve Laumersheimer Kirschgarten 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. Sauerbraten with potato dumplings, Schnitzel with lemon. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.
History
Kirschgarten is the Knipser flagship Riesling Grosse Lage at Laumersheim; the estate has been VDP since 1993 and a north-Pfalz reference.
Facts
- Producer
- Weingut Knipser · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Riesling
- Classification
- VDP.Grosse Lage Pfalz
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- EUR 35 to 55 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5 to 22 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1993
Frequently asked about Laumersheimer Kirschgarten Riesling GG
What does Laumersheimer Kirschgarten Riesling GG taste like?
Structurally full-bodied, high acidity with a long finish. Knipser's dry Grosses Gewachs from the Laumersheimer Kirschgarten: ripe Pfalz peach, citrus and a long savoury mineral close from calcareous-clay parcels.
When should I drink Laumersheimer Kirschgarten Riesling GG?
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 Laumersheimer Kirschgarten Riesling GG?
Sauerbraten with potato dumplings is the canonical pairing; Schnitzel with lemon is the other strong match. Salty mineral palate and racy acid lift the marinated pot-roast and dumplings.
Is Laumersheimer Kirschgarten 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 Laumersheimer Kirschgarten Riesling GG?
The blend is Riesling. The wine is classified as VDP.Grosse Lage Pfalz.
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