Country of Origin: Germany

Volume: 750ml

Alcohol content:10.5%

Tropical and balanced. Suitable with vegetables

This medium-bodied, off-dry Riesling starts well with its zesty citrus aromas, but falls off a bit on the palate, where the flavors come across as understated apple, pear and citrus. Ends on a spicy, peppery note, but could use a touch more freshness as well. — Joe Czerwinski

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Rheinhessen is Germany's largest region for producing the quality wines of the Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete (QbA) and Prädikatswein designations, with 26,860 hectares (66,370 acres) of vineyard as of 2019.

Geography

Many of its most significant viticultural areas are favorably influenced by the Rhine river, which runs along its north and eastern borders. The Rhine, along with the Nahe river to the west and the Haardt mountains to its south, form a natural border.

Rheinhessen covers an area south of Rheingau, north of Pfalz and east of Nahe, and is located within the Rhineland-Palatinate federal state.

History

The region has been cultivating grapes for wine production at least since ancient Roman occupation. It is also the home to the oldest surviving records of a German vineyard. Named Glöck, the vineyard was included in a deed for a church and vineyards gifted by Carloman – a duke of the Franks of the Carolingian family and the uncle of the first Holy Roman Emperor, Charlemagne – to the diocese of Würzburg in 742.

Within a century, dozens of villages were cultivating grapes throughout Rheinhessen. An early documentation of Riesling as a distinct grape variety, identified as Rüssling, was also found in records from the city Worms dating back to 1402.

The size of the region, and its location on the Rhine, has given it a significant role in Germany's wine industry history. The area's largest city, Mainz, has been an unofficial center for wine trade, being home to several national wine organizations including the German Wine Institute and the Association of German Prädikat Wine Estates (Verband Deutscher Prädikats-und Qualitätsweingüter e.V.)

Grape varieties and wine styles

The region predominantly produces white wine (72 percent of Rheinhessen wines are white), inline with the majority of German wine production. It is, however, known for growing relatively diverse range of grape varieties.

Müller-Thurgau has been the most planted variety for much of Rheinhessen's modern history, however Riesling has gained in prominence and over the last half-decade the significance of the two grapes has inverted, with the latter occupying 18 percent of the region's vineyards against 15 percent for Müller-Thurgau.

Dornfelder, the most widely planted red, accounts for 13 percent of the land under vine, with other prominent varieties include Silvaner, Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris) and Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir). Despite the diversity, Riesling and Spätburgunder are the only varieties permitted in the VDP Grosse Lagen wines of Rheinhessen.

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