Johannisberg Botrytis Riesling
⏳ Drikkevindue
Typically best enjoyed 10 to 30 years from the vintage release, as the high residual sugar and vibrant acidity act as natural preservatives, allowing the wine to develop profound complexity over decades.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Classic blue cheeses such as Roquefort or Stilton, rich savory starters like artisanal duck liver pate, and fruit-based desserts such as pear tart or apricot galette.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Robert Mondavi was a visionary who sought to prove that California could compete with the finest wines of Europe, and his Johannisberg Botrytis Riesling remains a legendary testament to this quest. Sourced from select blocks in Napa Valley where autumn morning mists from the Napa River allowed the elusive Botrytis cinerea (noble rot) to develop, this rare sweet nectar was crafted only in exceptional years. The wine showcases the incredible concentration of flavors that occurs when botrytis shrivels the Riesling grapes, concentrating their natural sugars and acids. Historically, Mondavi's late-harvest Rieslings challenged the great Auslese and Beerenauslese wines of Germany, offering a rich tapestry of dried apricot, honeyed ginger, orange marmalade, and petrol notes, balanced by a vibrant, life-giving acidity.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Den visionære vinmager Robert Mondavi grundlagde Robert Mondavi Winery i Oakville i 1966 med en klar ambition: at skabe vine i Napa Valley, som kunne måle sig med verdens ypperste vinhuse. Med base i det ikoniske vineri opført i californisk missionsstil, tegnet af arkitekten Cliff May, kom huset til at spille en afgørende rolle i udviklingen af den moderne amerikanske vinindustri – ikke mindst i kraft af arbejdet med den historiske mark To Kalon Vineyard. Mondavi gik forrest i udbredelsen af nyskabende dyrkningsmetoder, temperaturstyret gæring på rustfri ståltanke og modning på franske egetræsfade, ligesom han gjorde tørgæret Sauvignon Blanc berømt under navnet Fumé Blanc. I dag er vinhuset verdenskendt for sine skelsættende Cabernet Sauvignon-vine fra Oakville og Reserve-serien samt for sine strukturerede, elegante Chardonnay-vine og udtryksfulde blends i klassisk Bordeaux-stil.