Burgerspital Randersackerer Teufelskeller Riesling Erste Lage Trocken 2023

Description

With a wine-growing area of 110 hectares, Bürgerspital wine-growing estate, at home in a fantastically beautiful courtyard right in the middle of Würzburg, is one of the largest wine-growing estates in Germany and one of the most important.

A combination of the estate’s proud tradition, the wonderful vineyards in their splendid locations, the fecund nature of the soil and the climate make up very fine unique quality wines. Long-matured, carefully nurtured and hand-picked, the grapes arrive at the winery in autumn. Here, they are gently and deftly processed, but it is in the cellar where the quality is formed and preserved.

Tasting Notes

From from Steep slopes, and carefully selected grapes, long maceration spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel and aged on fine lees in stainless steel tanks.

The Teufelskeller is our steepest vineyard (in some parts almost 80%) with limestone and a high iron oxide content in the soil that gives this wine its distinctive aroma of limes with a flinty tang.

Serving Suggestions

This Randersackerer Riesling VDP.ERSTE LAGE is an ideal accompaniment to exquisite fish and white meat specialities or slightly spicy dishes.

Ratings

James Suckling 94