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Viognier Reserve: Viognier from Weingut Engel, Rheinhessen

Weingut Engel · Rheinhessen, Germany

Viognier Reserve

Viognier from Rheinhessen. Acacia and hibiscus on the nose, melon and honey on the palate, spiced and creamy.

Category
White wine
Grape
Viognier
Vintage
2020
Alcohol
13%
Classification
Qualitätswein
Cellaring
Ready to drink, but will also cellar

Viognier is a rare grape in Germany, most at home in the Rhône Valley, but Engel grows it in Rheinhessen. "Reserve" is Engel's own label for the wines that see the longest barrel-ageing.

Hand-picked grapes, twelve hours of skin contact, fermented in barrique and tonneau (60/40 new and old oak). Bottled unfiltered under screw cap.

Clear, pale yellow. The nose opens with acacia and hibiscus flower. The palate runs to melon and honey, spiced and creamy. Serve lightly chilled with poultry or mature cheese.

Sensory profile

Freshness9/12Sweetness1/12Body7/12

Terroir and vinification

Vinification
Hand-picked, twelve hours of skin contact, fermented in barrique and tonneau (60/40 new and old oak), bottled unfiltered. Screw cap.

Serving suggestions

  • Poultry
  • Cheese
  • Vegetarian

About the producer

Weingut Engel

The Engel family runs the estate in Flörsheim-Dalsheim in southern Rheinhessen. Spontaneous fermentation, long skin contact, often unfiltered.

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Coming soon

We have just taken over import, and 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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