Riesling Sekt Brut - Kloster Eberbach

The Riesling Sekt brut from Kloster Eberbach in the Rheingau offers a brilliant, light yellow color in the glass. The perlage of this sparkling wine shows in the glass vital and long lasting. To the nose, this Kloster Eberbach sparkling wine shows all sorts of apples, quinces, peaches, nectarines and apricots. As if that wasn't already impressive, Mediterranean herbs, garrigue and green peppers join in.

This dry sparkling wine from Kloster Eberbach is for people who like their wine dry. The Riesling Sekt brut already comes quite close to this, as it was vinified with just 11.5 grams of residual sugar. On the tongue, this light-footed sparkling wine is characterized by an incredibly crisp texture. Due to its present fruit acidity, the Riesling Sekt brut presents itself wonderfully fresh and lively on the palate. The final of this sparkling wine from the wine-growing region of the Rheingau finally convinces with considerable reverberation.

Vinification of the Kloster Eberbach Riesling Sekt brut

The basis for the elegant Riesling Sekt brut from the Rheingau are grapes from the Riesling grape variety. Following the harvest, the grapes are brought to the winery by the fastest route. Here they are selected and carefully ground. Then the fermentation of the base wines takes place. After the composition of the final sparkling wine, further aging follows on the basis of classic bottle fermentation. Subsequently, the Kloster Eberbach Riesling Sekt brut matures for several months in the bottle and is finally disgorged.

Food recommendation for the Riesling Sekt brut from Kloster Eberbach

This sparkling wine from Germany is best enjoyed very well chilled at 5 - 7°C. It is perfect as an accompaniment to omelet with salmon and fennel, vegetable salad with beetroot or banana trifle in a glass.

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