Riesling Spätlese “Erdener Treppchen” - 2015 - Alfred Merkelbach
Riesling Spätlese “Erdener Treppchen” - 2015 - Alfred Merkelbach
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Product Features
- Producer: Alfred Merkelbach
- Region: Alsace, France
- Origin: Temperature-controlled cellar
- Vintage: 2015
- Grape varieties: Riesling
- Size: 0.75 L
- Alcohol: 10%
- Pairings: Ideal with spicy but not hot dishes, particularly Asian cuisine, as well as white meats, pork, duck, and cheeses. When paired with sweet dishes, it shines with foie gras, blue cheeses, sweet-and-sour dishes, and fruit-based desserts, but it can also be enjoyed on its own as a meditation wine.
Riesling is a wine defined by balance and precision, capable of being both light and deep, immediate and complex. It is one of the grape varieties that best reflects its terroir: it does not seek to impose itself forcefully, but clearly expresses the soil, climate, and vintage, evolving without ever losing its identity. In short, Riesling is a wine of transparency and character, capable of combining drinkability and depth like few others. It is a white wine that never tires, that evolves in the glass and over time, and that teaches us to drink with attention: those who truly discover it are unlikely to ever give it up.
In the glass, it displays a light, bright color, often straw-yellow even after years of aging. It can be dry, crisp, and briny, or slightly off-dry, rounder, and more enveloping, ranging all the way to sweet versions of great concentration and finesse. In any case, its freshness keeps the palate lively, preventing any sense of heaviness and making it one of the longest-aging white wines of all.
From a culinary perspective, Riesling is one of the most versatile wines in existence. In its dry forms, it pairs perfectly with raw and marinated fish, oysters, seafood, steamed or grilled fish, as well as vegetarian dishes and aromatic herbs. With a slight residual sweetness, it is ideal for spicy but not hot cuisines, particularly Asian, as well as white meats, pork, duck, and cheeses. In its sweet versions, it pairs perfectly with foie gras, blue cheeses, sweet-and-sour dishes, and fruit-based desserts, but it can also be enjoyed on its own as a meditation wine.
Label: Slight signs of wear
Caps: Slight signs of wear
Level: Base of the neck
Color: Perfect
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