Wine information
The Ried Steinberg site is located in Grinzing, west of Vienna's Nussberg. Facing south, it is mainly limestone and alpine primary rock with lots of quartzite inclusions. The grapes were harvested by hand, crushed and pressed after a six-hour maceration period. The pre-clarified must was fermented spontaneously in stainless steel and aged on the fine lees. The Riesling was lightly filtered, not fined and bottled with little sulfur.
Color
rich, green shimmering straw yellow
Nose
What intensity, you think at first moment. Yes, the Riesling from the Ried Steinberg is full of fruit and spice. Peaches, apricots, oranges and grapefruits are present as well as saffron, some ginger, bacon and garden herbs. It seems ripe and full-bodied, but at the same time fresh and clear.
Palate
On the palate, the full extent of this wonderful fullness and spiciness with a simultaneously discreet ripe acidity is revealed. The wine seems wonderfully elegant and creamy, structured and grippy. This is a charmer where the ripe vintage seems a little sexy, as it were. Aromatically, yellow dominates here in the form of stone fruit and tropical fruit, which is also underpinned here with fine stone spice and a subtle curry note. In the final it becomes slightly salty, somewhat tart and stony, but it remains very juicy.
Food recommendations by Christoph Raffelt
- Viennese escalope of milk-fed veal with potato salad and lemon
- Pork knuckle with yellow peas, yellow turnips and ginger
- Baked cauliflower with silken tofu and salty apricot compote
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Allergens | Contains sulfur |
Acid | 7,1 g/l |
Drinking temperature | 11° |
Manufacturer | Hajszan Neumann Winery, Grinzinger Strasse 86, A-1190 Vienna, Austria. Organic certificate: AT-BIO-301 |