Schiefer Riesling 2022

VAN VOLXEM

96,00 zł

A vintage that will work wonders on your summer meals and seafood platters!

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Germany

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Vin Blanc

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12%

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1 - 5 years

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100% Riesling

Only 2 pieces in stock!

Ideal with light summer dishes such as vegetable salads, grilled shrimp, beef carpaccio, or vegetable tapenade.

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The Schiefer Riesling cuvée from Domaine Van Volxem comes from 30-year-old vines, located on steep slate slopes along the Moselle and its tributaries. The work is difficult because all harvesting must be done manually due to the severe slopes of the vineyards. This beautiful, tense German Riesling aromatic is vinified with native yeast and aged for 7 months in stainless steel vats in order to capture all the freshness of the grape variety. On the nose and on the palate, a mineral taste close to slate is clearly perceptible. In addition to this elegance, Van Volxem Schiefer Riesling displays fine notes of apricot , as well as aromas of ripe lime and golden apple to which is added a touch of tropical fruit . Authentic, mineral, racy and dazzlingly precise!

Où est-ce qu'on voyage?

Moselle Moselle is the most famous wine region in Germany and also the third in terms of production. The best Moselle Rieslings are among the best whites in the world. Light and low in alcohol, they can be intensely flavored with seductive floral and mineral notes and a wonderful balance of sweetness and acidity. Moselle has a very cool northern continental climate and these slopes are very effective in optimizing the exposure of the vines to the sun, facilitating the ripening of the grapes. The best sites also take advantage of the solar radiation reflecting off the surface of rivers and off the vines and the ability of the dark slate soil to absorb heat during the day and return it to the vines at night. One of the disadvantages of these steep vineyards is that they are inaccessible to machines, meaning it requires up to seven times more manual labor to maintain them than in flat vineyards. It goes without saying (like Côte-Rôtie) that some of the best white grape juice in the world can be extracted from these slopes. The sub-region: Saarland Saarland is a wine sub-region within the Moselle wine region where it follows the river of the same name. The Saarland vineyards are mainly planted with Riesling, which produces dry and even sweet wines. Much of Saarland is open to cold easterly winds, which can make ripening of the grapes difficult. It is therefore not surprising that the best vineyards are located on south-facing slopes, where the vines are exposed to all-day sun which promotes ripening. This extraordinary location of the Saarland vineyards represents the “climatic border” between heaven and hell. The result of this constellation: wonderfully ripe fruit aroma, low alcohol content, great minerality, fascinating finesse and elegance.

La petite histoire du pays

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Germany has a long and illustrious history of viticulture. The Romans established the country's first vineyards along the banks of the Moselle River, near the present-day city of Trier. In the third century AD, plantations spread to various neighboring valleys, mainly those of the tributaries of the Moselle. In the Middle Ages, the Christian church, particularly the Cistercian and Benedictine monasteries, had a great influence on the development of viticulture and the production of quality wine in Germany. Germany has always been renowned for its excellent white wines: a little sweet, low in alcohol but always of high quality. However, in recent years, wine drinkers have tended to prefer drier wines. Consequently, the German market has evolved to cater to all tastes with some splendid dry Rieslings and other varieties of other white wine, such as Pinot Blanc, Gewurztraminer and Grauburgunder. Hotter summers and milder winters have also favored rosés and reds, with Pinot Noir being the third most planted grape variety in the country. So make your choice, from traditional Rieslings to great reds, the range is wide and still growing. The German wine industry lost its way in terms of quality during the 20th century, expanding plantings to less favorable sites and increasing yields to levels where quality was severely compromised. However, Germany's largest wine producers were never completely lost and since the end of the 20th century, considerable efforts have been made to restore Germany's former glory. Yields are now limited by law and many leading producers have joined forces to form the VDP association (see German wine labels). Members of the VDP association are required by members to focus their efforts on quality rather than quantity. In terms of volume, Germany is among the top ten countries in the world for annual wine production. Just over 60% of the wine produced is white, and it is widely accepted that the white wines from Germany's best sites and most renowned producers are among the greatest in the world. Germany's red wines are also growing in popularity and quality, particularly those from Spätburgunder, the local name for Pinot Noir. The second most popular red grape variety (in terms of hectares planted, at least) is Dornfelder.

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