Information about wine
The grapes of this wine come from the Oestrich vineyards Klosterberg, Doosberg and Lenchen, mainly from the younger vines, which do not find their way into the Große Gewächs. The whole grapes are pressed very slowly over six hours, fermented spontaneously and half of them are aged in stainless steel, the other half in wood.
Color
medium straw yellow
Nose
Did the 2017 vintage of the Quartzite more of yellow-fleshed fruit, the 2018 vintage is cool and stony, spicy and herbal. On the attack one finds notes of white flowers, citrus, lanolin, yeast and lots of wet stone.
Palate
On the palate the Quartzite is a powerful and intense local wine that brings together very fine acidity, youthful traces of still-sweet yeast and tart, stony and herbal notes. The sweetness of the yeast quickly disappears, and the Riesling becomes crisp dry with astringent acidity on the palate. The wine is extract-rich and grippy with, again, a dark stony note and an incisive salinity on the finish. The Quazit is also an outstanding local wine in 2018, which is currently looking forward to a large carafe before enjoying it.
Food recommendations by Christoph Raffelt:
- Lukewarm veal tongue salad with root vegetables and herbs (meat, veal)
(Meat, Vegetables & Vegetarian)
- Fillets of Loup de Mer in laurel beurre blanc with polenta (fish)
(Fish, Pasta, Pizza, Polenta & Risotto)
- Baked Brussels sprouts with pomegranate juice and grapefruit (vegetarian)
(Vegetable & Vegetarian)
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Residual sweetness | ■□□□□ |
Allergens | Contains sulfur |
Acid | 7,3 g/l |
Drinking temperature | 12° |
Manufacturer | Winery Peter Jakob Kühn, Mühlstraße 70, 65375 Oestrich-Winkel / Germany, organic certificate: DE-ÖKO-003 |