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Erbach Schlossberg Monopole Erstes Gewächs Riesling

wine-2228066_1920Erbacher Marcobrunn Auslese Platinum Capsule Riesling 2011 Erbacher Marcobrunn Auslese Riesling Erbacher Marcobrunn Trockenbeerenauslese Riesling Rheingau Riesling Schloss Reinhartshausen (Reinhartshausen Castle, pronounced Rhine-hearts-how-sen”) has been identified with production of rare and majestic German Rieslings since 1337. Across the hundreds of years, this magnificent estate on the banks of the Rhine offers played a central part in the Rheingau district’s status like a source of some of the world’s most transcendent white wines. Admired for his or her richness and depth, these full-bodied, opulent wines are sometimes referred to as the Kings of German Riesling.
Schloss Reinhartshausen embraces 15 independent vineyard sites located in the vicinity of the townships of Erbach and Hattenheim. These include a significant portion of the famous Grand Cru Erbacher Marcobrunn vineyard, as well as the neighboring Erbacher Schlossberg site in its 15-acre entirety. Having a combined total of 203 acres planted to vine, Schloss Reinhartshausen is the largest privately owned wine estate in the Rheingau and is a member of the VDP (Verband Deutscher Qualitäts- und Prädikatsweingüter).

Production Area

The legendary 15-acre Schlossberg vineyard, owned in entirety by Schloss Reinhartshausen, produces a fragrant, full-bodied wine, redolent of white peach and exotic fruits.
Grape Varieties 100% Riesling Vinification The grapes for this wine are exclusively harvested by hand. They may be pressed with pneumatic tank presses and the must is definitely filtered through unique juice channels during this process. The fermentation is definitely temperature-controlled and kept a low heat to keep up the lively aromas of the grapes. Fermentation continues 20 days and the wine spends 30 days within the lees.

Color Taste

A full-bodied wine, redolent of white peach and exoctic fruits.

Alcohol

13%