Stone Fruit, Citrus Fruit, and Mineral,
BODY: Medium -
DRYNESS: Neutral
ACIDITY: Medium +
TANNIN: Light
ALCOHOL (%): Moderate (9-12%)
Origin: Mosel, Germany
Grape Varietals:
Riesling
Winemaking:
Organic
Direct Press, Wild yeast, and On Lees Ageing
Maturation: 0-6 Months Oak Barrels
Awards:
WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Salads, Schnitzel & Fried Foods, Spanish Tapas
ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Feinherb is not a recognised style, but it's the perfect word to describe this dry to off dry style Riesling. Schaefer's fine-dry Graacher Riesling fine-dry is hardly sweeter than the dry version, but is significantly fruitier
Grape Varietals & Region: 100% Riesling rredominantly from the Himmelreich but from different parcels than its dry counterpart.
Taste Profile: Astonishing finesse and slatey intensity for a village wine. Bright and refined on the fresh and pure nose that reveals white peach aromas intertwined with discreetly flinty slate aromas. Round and lush on the palate, this is a quite intense and textured Graacher with ripe, elegant acidity, yet it (still?) doesn't have the sharpness and precision of the dry Graacher. The finish is mouth-filling and fruity, though, and delicate in acidity, with good length
