Wittmann Westhofener Riesling Trocken 2020

Category:
 
White Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
White Wines
Producer:
 
Wittmann
Label Name:
 
Westhofener Riesling Trocken
Vintage:
 
2020
Country:
 
Germany
Region:
 
Rheinhessen (Westhofen)
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
12.5%
Grape(s):
 
100% Riesling
Acidity:
 
5
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
3
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
8-10°C

Awards/Ratings
Falstaff: 93 points (2021 tasting for Westhofener Riesling trocken 2020)

Tasting Note
Dry, precise Riesling with lime, grapefruit, peach, tangerine, wet stone and saline minerality; racy acidity, medium body and a long, mineral finish.

Food Pairing
Grilled or roasted white fish, shellfish, pork, roasted chicken, goat cheese; Asian: sushi/sashimi, Thai green curry, Vietnamese spring rolls, mildly spicy Sichuan or Korean dishes.

Production Method
Organic/biodynamic viticulture; indigenous-yeast fermentation in stainless or old oak, lees-ageing with minimal SO2 and little intervention; bottled about a year after vintage.

Vineyard Info
Weingut Wittmann, family estate in Westhofen since 1663; pioneer of organic (1990) and biodynamic (2004) practices, notable for Riesling on limestone soils and GG holdings.