The Noble Wrinkled Riesling
⏳ Drikkevindue
Typically outstanding upon release, but easily cellared for 5 to 15 years, during which it develops complex notes of toast, marmalade, and beeswax.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Blue cheese, lemon tart, fruit-based desserts
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Hailing from the imaginative portfolio of d'Arenberg, 'The Noble Wrinkled Riesling' is a luscious dessert wine that owes its existence to the magical intervention of Botrytis cinerea, or 'noble rot.' The name playfully describes the shriveled, dehydrated state of the Riesling grapes at harvest, which concentrates the sugars, acids, and flavors to an extraordinary degree. Hand-harvested from select vineyards in South Australia, the botrytis-affected grapes undergo a gentle pressing before a cool, slow fermentation. This painstaking process yields a nectar of remarkable complexity, balancing intense sweetness with the naturally vibrant, piercing acidity of Riesling. It is celebrated for its opulent aromas of candied citrus peel, dried apricots, honey, and exotic spices, representing a triumph of patience and natural alchemy in the vineyard.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
d'Arenberg blev grundlagt i 1912 af Joseph Osborn og har siden udviklet sig til en af McLaren Vales mest ikoniske og traditionsrige familieejede vingårde i South Australia. Under ledelse af fjerdegenerations-vinmageren Chester Osborn arbejder vinhuset kompromisløst efter bæredygtige og traditionelle metoder, herunder certificeret økologisk og biodynamisk vindyrkning, fodtrædning af druerne samt kurvepresning. Vingården er berømt for sine finurlige vinenavne og den karakteristiske røde stribe på etiketten, og porteføljen spænder over en bred vifte af udtryksfulde vine med særligt fokus på Rhône-sorter, gamle Grenache-stokke og kraftfuld Shiraz. Signaturvine som 'The Dead Arm Shiraz' og 'The Ironstone Pressings' regnes i dag for absolutte milepæle, der forener regional dybde, kompleksitet og et fremragende lagringspotentiale.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Riesling
🍷 Alkoholprocent (ABV)
9.5% - 10.5%