2021 Georg Breuer Rudesheim Estate Riesling Rheingau

Bright yellow, green reflexes, delicate aromas of red apples and fresh herbs. On the palate it is gripping, straight and cool framed by mineral hints. A strong acidity structure with a fine spicy aftertaste. Ideal drinking temperature: 9° Celsius. It pairs well with marinaded salmon, smoked duck pâté, grilled sea bass and spicy cream cheese. Drink now until 2025. -

Georg Breuer's village Rieslings represent different attributes of the vineyard sites in Rudesheim and Rauenthal through character and palate. Georg Breuer Rüdesheim Estate Riesling brings strong minerality and stone fruit aromas from steep slate and quartz soil. The Rheingau covers approximately 3.000 hectares of vineyards and is one of the smallest wine growing regions in Germany. The southerly exposed vineyard sites protected by the Taunus mountain range are a reliable source of one of the finest Riesling wines of the country. The grapes for this village-Riesling are sourced from various vineyard sites in Rüdesheim dominated by quartzite, slate soils and loamy gravel. Implementing a strict quality philosophy Bernhard Breuer turned the family-owned wine estate with its 34 hectares into a leading estate in the Rheingau. Today, his daughter Theresa Breuer runs the estate supported by vineyard manager Hermann Schmoranz and cellar master Markus Lundén. After three years characterized by warm summers and low rainfall, 2021 presented us with a cool and wet summer that challenged us viticulturally. After a warm winter, we again feared that there would be an early bud break again and that the trend of the last few years would continue. But a cold spring luckily slowed down the devel(more...)