Dr. H. Thanisch
Bernkasteler Badstube
Kabinett Riesling
Mosel, Germany

NECTAR WINE STYLE

The wine shows a pronounced bouquet of very ripe red and yellow fruits with exotic and slightly spicy notes with well-integrated acidity. The slatey minerality so typical of the Mosel adds further complexity.

Varietal: 100% Riesling
Analysis: 9% alcohol / volume
Residual Sugar: 36 g/L
TA: 7.6 g/L
Quality level: Kabinett
Food Pairing: Matches delicate foods excellently, or try with veal, shellfish, roasted poultry or fish

TERROIR:
The Dr. H. Thanisch estate (the heirs Müller-Burggraef) includes over 12 hectares (over 30 acres) of the best sites in the middle Mosel valley. Black & blue slate is the predominant structure of this steep Bernkastel hillside, sloping down to the Mosel river. The terroir is reflected in the wine with its flinty minerality, a lively and refreshing Riesling with racy and stable acidity and an extraordinary potential for maturing over many years. Ripe & healthy grapes are selected from the Badstube vineyards for this wine, fermented naturally with no chaptalization.

ABOUT THE WINERY:
The wine-growing tradition of the Dr. Hugo Thanisch family can be traced back more than 350 years. In 1636, the name was mentioned for the first time in the registers of Bernkastel-Kues. The quality of the family’s wines soon extended their excellent reputation far beyond the Mosel valley. At the end of the 18th Century, the Thanisch’s acquired the Berncasteler Doctor vineyard, a very steep site with deep devon slate structure, situated behind and overlooking the rooftops of the quaint old town of Bernkastel. The Doctor name originates in a legend about Prince Boemond II of Trier who fell sick and then was cured by a wine from this vineyard. Medicinal powers of fine wines are today being re-discovered. Without a doubt, the Doctor Vineyard is the most valuable and most famous German site. Learn more about the winery here.

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