ZillikenSaarburger Riesling Trocken Alte Reben 2020

Name: Saarburger Riesling Trocken Alte Reben
Brand: Zilliken
SKU: VIN-012645
Price: 30.7 GBP
Availability: InStock

Product code: 12645

£30.70 inc VAT

White Wine from
Mosel, Germany

Country: Germany

Region: Mosel

Type: White Wine

Winery: Zilliken

Alcohol: 11.5%

Volume: 750 ml

Grape: Riesling

Grape: 100% Riesling

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Country: Germany

Region: Mosel

Type: White Wine

Winery: Zilliken

Alcohol: 11.5%

Volume: 750 ml

Grape: Riesling

Grape: 100% Riesling

Product Notes

Zilliken Saarburger Riesling Trocken Alte Reben is a wine that is made from the Riesling grapes grown in the Saarburger region of Germany. These grapes are carefully tended to and harvested from old vines that are at least 30 years old, which results in a concentrated fruit flavor that is rich and complex. The wine is fermented in stainless steel tanks which preserve the subtle fruit aromas and mineral flavors. After fermentation, the wine is aged in the bottle for a few months to further develop its flavors. The Zilliken Saarburger Riesling Trocken Alte Reben is a dry wine that has a crisp acidity and a long, lingering finish. It is a great pairing for seafood, roasted poultry, and spicy Asian cuisine.

Tasting Notes

A salty sea breeze, with nuances of white lilac and white tea. The taste is herbaceous, profound, and precise, with the mouth-filling aromas of lime and white pepper that end in a mineral, almost stony finish.

About the Winery

The history of Zilliken begins with the traces and roots of the Zilliken family and continues to do so to date. The family’s vine-growing and wine-making past goes back as early as 1742. It starts with the early generations working selflessly in Ockfen and Saarburg.

However, the groundwork and foundation of the grand estates in the regions of Mosel and Saar got laid by Ferdinand Geltz, a Royal Prussian Forest Superintendent. He was the co-founder of an organisation named Vereins der Naturweinversteigerer Großer Ring. Today, it goes by the name of VDP Mosel-Saar-Ruwer. The organisation raised the fame of superior unchaptalised wines and promoted their sale in the international and domestic markets. It was responsible for making Rieslings a world-famous name.

After Ferdinand Geltz’s death, his vineyards got divided between Ella and Antionette, his two daughters. The Forstmeister Geltz estate later changed its name to Forstmeister Geltz Krick to honour the demise of Antionette’s husband. In the next generation, Henriette and Marianne, Ella’s two daughters, received ownership of their share of the land and property. In 1944, the estate and its cellar got severely damaged in a bombing raid. However, Marianne remained determined to preserve and continue the family’s wine-growing history and tradition. In 1947, she tied the knot with Fritz Zilliken and changed the estate’s name to Forstmeister Geltz-Zilliken. They purchased a cellar in 1950; it still serves as the core of the winery’s operation.

Zilliken works while respecting nature and its characteristics. The winery believes that slow ripening and maturation are the keys to producing excellent, aromatic wines. Thus, it does not interfere much with the vineyards, allowing the region’s cool climate to work wonders. On top of that, the area’s steep slopes and superior soil allow the planted grapevines to grow healthy and with sweet, plump fruits.

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