Straw to light gold
Still White · Pfalz Pradikatswein · Pfalz
Dry Riesling from the Hambacher Schlossberg: ripe yellow stone fruit, herbs and a salty close from calcareous and Buntsandstein parcels below Hambach Castle.
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Allow 5 minutes from open to pour.
Mehling works calcareous and Buntsandstein parcels at the foot of Hambach Castle, site of the 1832 Hambacher Fest birthplace of German democracy; the dry Schlossberg Riesling is the estate flagship.
Structurally medium-bodied, high acidity with a medium finish. Dry Riesling from the Hambacher Schlossberg: ripe yellow stone fruit, herbs and a salty close from calcareous and Buntsandstein parcels below Hambach Castle.
Drink 4 to 14 from vintage. Young vintages benefit from 30-90 minutes of decanting; mature bottles should be handled carefully for sediment.
Schweinshaxe is the canonical pairing; Spargel is the other strong match. Salty drive cuts pork fat.
No: the producer uses traditional animal-derived fining agents (typically egg whites or isinglass) during clarification, so the wine is not vegan.
The blend is Riesling. The wine is classified as Pfalz Pradikatswein.
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