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Weingut Engel · Rheinhessen, Germany
Rotliegendes Riesling
Riesling from the red Rotliegendes bedrock. A spiced nose of yellow fruit and orange peel, fresh acidity and clear minerality. Off-dry.
- Category
- White wine
- Grape
- Riesling
- Vintage
- 2019
- Alcohol
- 12,5%
- Classification
- QbA
- Cellaring
- Drikkeklar nå, men kan også lagres
Rotliegendes is the name for the red, iron-rich Permian sedimentary rock found across parts of Rheinhessen — long before vines arrived. Engel grows Riesling on a parcel sitting on this bedrock and lets the soil register in the bottle.
Hand-picked grapes, five hours of skin contact before spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel, ten months on the lees, sealed under screw cap. Residual sugar around 13.5 g/l — off-dry in the classic Rheinhessen style.
Pale gold in the glass. The nose is full and spiced, with yellow fruit and orange peel. The palate carries the body against fresh acidity and clear minerality.
Sensory profile
Terroir and vinification
- Soil
- Rotliegendes — red, iron-rich Permian sedimentary rock
- Vinification
- Hand-picked, five hours of skin contact, spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel, ten months on the lees. Screw cap. Off-dry (around 13.5 g/l residual sugar).
Serving suggestions
- Shellfish
- Fish
- Cheese
- Asian
About the producer
Weingut Engel
Albrecht Engel runs the family estate in Flörsheim-Dalsheim in southern Rheinhessen. Spontaneous fermentation, long skin contact, often unfiltered.
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We have just taken over import — the wine is on its way back to the Vinmonopolet special-order range. Contact us for restaurant deliveries in the meantime.
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