Assmannshäuser Frankenthal Spätburgunder Erste Lage - Weingut Krone Assmannshausen

The elegant Assmannshäuser Frankenthal Spätburgunder Erste Lage from Weingut Krone Assmannshausen glides into the glass with a bright light red color. Held at a slight angle, a transition of color toward garnet red is evident at the edges of this barrel-aged wine. When swirling the wine glass, one can perceive a premium balance in this red wine, as it does not stand out as watery or syrupy or liqueur-like on the walls of the glass. This single varietal German wine presents wonderfully expressive notes of blackberry, plum and red currant in the glass. These are joined by hints of mineral.

This German wine delights with its elegantly dry flavor. It was bottled with exceptionally little residual sugar. As you would expect from a wine in the top wine range, this German wine naturally enraptures with the finest balance despite all its dryness. Aroma does not necessarily require much residual sugar. Balanced and complex, this fleshy red wine presents itself on the palate. The finale of this very ripening red wine from the wine-growing region the Rheingau, more precisely from Assmannshausen, finally captivates with considerable reverberation.

Vinification of Weingut Krone Assmannshausen Assmannshäuser Frankenthal Pinot Noir Erste Lage

This red wine clearly focuses on one grape variety, and that is Pinot Noir. Only the best grapes were used for this exceptionally balanced varietal wine from Weingut Krone Assmannshausen. Clearly, Assmannshäuser Frankenthal Spätburgunder Erste Lage is also determined by climatic and stylistic factors Assmannshausen. This German wine can literally be described as an Old World wine that is exceptionally impressive. After the harvest, the grapes are immediately sent to the winery. Here they are selected and carefully broken up. Fermentation then takes place in large wood at controlled temperatures. Fermentation is followed by aging on the fine lees for several months before the wine is finally bottled.

Recommended food for the Assmannshäuser Frankenthal Spätburgunder Erste Lage by Weingut Krone Assmannshausen

This German red wine is best enjoyed at a temperature of 15 - 18°C. It is perfect as an accompaniment to lamb stew with chickpeas and dried figs, duck breast with sugar snap peas or vegetable couscous with beef meatballs.

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