Etikettarkiv: Riesling

Austrian white wines, Uncategorized

Price-winning Riesling from Kamptal

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In Austria, in the region of Niederösterreich, we find the prestigious district of Kamptal – around 50 km northeast of Vienna. Here in the Langenlois area the family run producer Weingut Jurtschitsch make fantastic fresh and mineral-driven Riesling – like the Jurtschnisch Riesling Platin 2023 that we have tasted. The price at Systembolaget is 149 SEK, and the nr is 20102.

We understand why this wine has won prices like Gold medal at ”Årets vinare-galan” 2024 in the category ”This year’s white novelty”!

On the nose there are fresh herbs, lemon, apple, pear and melon notes and on the palate we find similar notes as well as steely mineral long finish. Very brisk acidity and well-balanced and intense stone fruit.

Weingut Jurtschnisch has a history going back to the 17th century, and the grapes are hand picked, fermented in stainless steel for freshness and also kept on the lees for a fuller body. The wine is organic.

This wine with its fruity notes and high acidity is perfect to pair with fish, seafood, vegetarian dishes as well as chicken and lamb. The high acidity is also a great combination with creamy sauces and soups! We give it 90/100!

German white wines

Fresh Riesling Trocken

Fruity fresh dry Riesling från Pfalz in Germany. This is a dry crispy wine with high acidity and fruity flavours of green apple, lemon, peach, herbs and flinty notes. The alcohol level is 12 %, and the price 129 SEK (nr 72093 at Systembolaget).

The producer Reichsrat von Buhl was founded in 1849, and this wine is labelled as ecological. Riesling is a popular grape variety, especially in Germany where it is made in a great variety of styles – from dry to sweet. Is is very good to combine with vegetarian dishes and dishes with fish and seafood. It also goes well with many Asian specialties, that math its crispy acidity and fruitiness. This wine gets 84 points!

German white wines

A perfect sushi wine – Riesling from Pfalz

Many people find it a bit difficult to choose a wine that goes well with sushi – if you don’t like to drink sparkling wine or beer with sushi or just want to try something new! Fortunately there are several good wines that you can try – I personally think that this Riesling from Pfalz in Germany is a very good match 🙂

A Christmann from 2013 (ecological) gets 85 points. On the nose you find the typical Riesling notes of floral and citrus, pears and peaches. A slight hint of petrol so common for many Rieslings is also there! It is a dry wine, but as many Rieslings there is a slight sweet note of honey.

On the palate you get a crisp and almost slightly frizzy tone of lemon, pears and green apples, together with mineral notes. It has a high level of acidity, which makes it a perfect combination not only with sushi – but also other seafood and lighter fish dishes. The very floral and fruity character makes it also very good as an aperitif. 🙂

This wine is found at Systembolaget in Sweden in the normal assortment (nr 5882), for the price of 129 SEK.

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