About Riesling Wineck-Schlossberg
- Style
- White
- Grape Varieties
- Riesling
- Price Range
- €18-25
- approx., European retail
A dry Alsace Grand Cru Riesling grown on the granite soils of Wineck-Schlossberg, showing a classic Riesling nose with apple, apricot and lemon notes. Powerful yet fresh on the palate, with iodine and white-pepper minerality from the granite terroir.
Among Alsace Grand Crus, Wineck-Schlossberg's granite gives Riesling an almost saline drive that few other terroirs match.
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A structured, dry Riesling that shows what Alsace Grand Cru terroir can do — start here if you want to understand 'minerality.'
Food Pairings
Matches pork, rich or oily fish such as salmon and tuna, and spicy dishes. Works well with Japanese grilled or seared fish.
When to drink it
Fine dining, seafood dinners, special occasions
Terroir & Winemaking
Grown on the granite soils of the Wineck-Schlossberg Grand Cru (Ammerschwihr/Katzenthal), vinified dry in the classic Alsace Grand Cru style. The granite terroir gives the wine its characteristic iodine and white-pepper minerality with racy acidity.
About the producer
Cave Vinicole d'Ingersheim - Jean GeilerA century-old Alsace cooperative spanning a dozen Grand Cru terroirs.Visit the producer page →More wines from Cave Vinicole d'Ingersheim - Jean Geiler
Frequently Asked Questions
- What terroir does this Riesling come from?
- It comes from the Wineck-Schlossberg Grand Cru, a granite-soil vineyard around Ammerschwihr and Katzenthal.
- Is it sweet or dry?
- It is vinified dry (sec), in the classic powerful, racy-acidity style typical of Alsace Grand Cru Riesling.
- What food pairs well with it?
- Pork dishes, rich or oily fish such as salmon and tuna, and spicy Asian cuisine all pair well.
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