What kind of wine is Riesling Spatlese?

sweet white wine
Spatlese (meaning “late harvest”) is a sweet white wine style with about 172–209 grams of sugar per liter. Spatlese wines are made from fully ripe Riesling, Grauer Burgunder, or Weißer Burgunder grapes.

Is Spatlese Riesling sweet?

Spätlese Spätlese means “late harvest” and grapes have a sweetness level of 76-90 Oechsle (172–209 g/L sugar). Spätlese wines are rich and usually sweeter than Kabinett, although if you see “Trocken” on the bottle you can assume it’s in a dry style with higher alcohol.

Where is the best Riesling from in Germany?

Though Germany has 13 official wine regions—most of which produce riesling—the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer (or unofficially, Mosel) is the most popular, and riesling its star. The region draws its name from the Mosel River, which curves its way through Rhineland-Palatinate’s Eifel and Hunsrück regions.

When should you drink Spatlese?

Spätlese riesling is generally a wine for a meal, with a sweetness that is reminiscent of biting into a ripe peach and yet refreshing enough to encourage the next bite of food. These are wonderful wines, with a place in the world.

What does Spatlese mean in German?

late harvest
Spätlese (literal meaning: “late harvest”; plural form is Spätlesen) is a German wine term for a wine from fully ripe grapes, the lightest of the late harvest wines.

What is sweeter Auslese or Spatlese?

Spätlese means “late harvest” and grapes have a sweetness level of 76-90 Oechsle (172–209 g/L sugar) when harvested. Auslese meaning “select harvest”, Auslese is even sweeter picked at 83–110 Oechsle (191–260 g/l sugar) where the grapes are hand-selected and have noble rot.

Which wine is sweeter Spatlese or Auslese?

Is a Riesling a dry or sweet wine?

Dry, semi-sweet, or sweetRiesling / Sweetness of resulting wine

Why are Riesling bottles blue?

Traditionally, the color signaled the wine’s origin: brown meant Rheingau; green, Mosel. During the 1980s, some German Riesling producers started switching to blue bottles to distinguish themselves from the rest.

What do you eat with Riesling Spatlese?

Spatlese works well with spicy fare, fruit dishes, lobster, scallops and fish, pork, BLT sandwiches, and smoked meat. Auslese–A fantastic pick for avocados, rich cheese, crab, goat cheese, foie gras, and rich textured dishes.