Syrah Grosse Réserve 2015
QbA Pfalz, Weingut Rings, 750 ml
Description
100% Syrah, grown in the warm microclimate of the Palatinate: Freinsheim. The designation "Réserve" is reserved for wines that nature only allows to be produced in exceptional years. Only the best barrels find their way into the "Réserve" of the vintage. The Syrah grapes come from sand and gravel plots in Freinsheim, planted with French vines. Spicy, powerful and yet elegant character. The great Syrahs of the northern Rhone are its models. Unfiltered.
Attributes
| Origin: | Germany / Pfalz |
| Grape variety: | Syrah |
| Ripening potential: | 1 to 5 years after harvest |
| Drinking temperature: | 16 to 18 °C |
| Food Pairing: | Latin American dishes, Châteaubriand, Filet Wellington, Risotto with ceps |
| Vinification: | fermentation in steel tank |
| Harvest: | strict selection, hand-picking with simultaneous grape sel |
| Maturation: | in large wooden barrel/foudre |
| Maturation duration: | 8 months |
| Volume: | 14.0 % |
| Note: | Contains sulphites |
Syrah
A hint of pepper
The legend stubbornly persists that the Syrah variety came from the Persian city of Shiraz. Yet, researchers have shown that it is a natural crossing of two old French varieties: the red Dureza from the Rhône Valley and the white Mondeuse blanche from Savoy. Wines from Syrah are gentle and concentrated. They smell of dark berries, violets and liquorice, and amaze with a piquant touch of white pepper. As varietal wines, they are found on the northern Rhone, as in the Hermitage or Côte Rôtie appellations, as well as in Swiss Valais. In the southern Rhône Valley, Syrah is often wedded with Grenache and Mourvèdre. In 1832, a Frenchman brought the variety to Australia, where it became the emblem of the national wine industry. There, the weightiest versions develop with typical notes of tar and chocolate.
Pfalz
Pfalz: Riesling meets Burgundy
Palatine winemakers manage the feat of vinifying top-tier crus from both white and red varieties. In addition, Riesling presents the same class here as Chardonnay and other Burgundy varieties. This versatility at high quality levels makes Germany’s second-largest wine region a trove of discoveries of all kinds. Tranquil winegrowing towns with a diverse range of culinary offerings and hotels make the Palatinate region a perfect wine travel destination.
Germany
Germany – Into the elite the hard way
Sitting in the heart of Europe, the hilly, lake-dotted landscape of Germany provides ideal, fertile soil for the most diverse vine varieties. From Albalonga to Zweigelt, over 140 different grape varieties are grown on about 100,000 acres, cared for by nearly 50,000 vintners. Most of these vintners are young, modern, internationally trained, inquisitive and urbane. It is hardly surprising, then, that German wine has a good reputation well beyond the country's borders.
