Enkircher Ellergrub Riesling Trocken

In the glass

What it pairs with

• Mosel river trout meuniere
  Bright slate-driven acidity and citrus mirror the brown-butter and lemon of the local fish.
• Roast pork with crackling
  Riesling acidity cuts the fat and the orchard fruit echoes apple-sauce accompaniment.
• Roast chicken
  Mineral acidity and citrus lift the roast bird.

How to serve Enkircher Ellergrub Riesling Trocken

Allow 5 minutes from open to pour.

1. Open and pour. Open and pour directly. No decanting required for this style.
2. Serve at 8-10°C. Cellar temperature (8-10°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
3. Glassware. Use a smaller all-purpose white glass: the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
4. Pair with. Mosel river trout meuniere, Roast pork with crackling, Roast chicken. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.

History

A dry single-vineyard Riesling from the steep, organically farmed Enkircher Ellergrub: detailed, savoury and low-intervention.

Facts

Producer

Weingut Weiser-Kunstler

Grapes

Riesling

Classification

Mosel Pradikatswein

Price

EUR 26 to 45 at retail

Drinking window

4 to 15 from vintage

First vintage

2005

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