Stift Klosternueburg Welschriesling Ice Wine - Austria - $56.69

Stift Klosternueburg Welschriesling IceWine

Welschrizling, Wälschriesling this varietal has many aliases, including Laskirizling, Olaszrizling or Riesling Italico amongst many other names.

Welschriesling is not related to German Riesling.

Welschriesling is found in Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Italy.

The prefix 'Welchs' means 'foreign' or 'alien'.

Welschriesling produces dry and sweet wines.

Austria produces high quality Weslschrieslings more often as sweet or sparkling than still dry wines.

This vineyard is in lower Austria and the sandstone soil and location offer ideal conditions to produce high quality Welschriesling Ice wine.

The grapes were handpicked at -14°Centigrade during the night and taken straight to the cellar for pressing while the grapes are frozen.

 

Tasting Notes:

Color: Golden yellow.

Nose: Intense tropical fruit aromas.

Palate: Intense tropical fruits and a lively acidity make this wine an exceptional sweet wine with enormous potential. It is complex with good balance and great elegance with a solid acid structure.

Other: Dessert, goose liver pâté, Roquefort or mature gouda.

9.5% Alcohol