2015 WESTHOFENER AULERDE RHEINHESSEN RIESLING AUSLESE

TRY ME IF YOU LOVE: Desert wine

ABV: 8.5%

GRAPES: 100% Riesling

TASTING NOTES: Straw yellow in colour. On the nose, aromas of wild lavender, tropical fruits and honey interblend effortlessly in this wonderfully fresh sweet wine. The palate is ripe and elegant, with 143 g/l of residual sugar balanced by racy acidity and subtle spicy notes. The persistent fruit intensity and subtle mineral character add another layer of complexity to this wine.

PAIRS WITH: Try with apple deserts, hard cheese like comte or spicy Asian food.

SERVE ME: Serve chilled. Pop it in the fridge for a couple of hours. 

This wine was made with 70% botrytised berries. The fruit was hand-harvested and whole bunch pressed before undergoing fermentation at 16-18°C with indigenous yeasts, followed by 8 months of maturation on fine lees. This wine was vinified in 100% stainless-steel to retain the freshness and aromatics of the Riesling grapes.