Riesling Beerenauslese (Germany)
Riesling is the most planted wine grape in Germany.
It is used to produce dry, semi-dry and sweet white wines, sparkling wines, and dessert wines.
Riesling Beerenauslese is a dessert wine.
Riesling Beerenauslese Flavors
Citrus, Apple, Pear, Peach, and Pinapple are typical Riesling flavors, with hints of Herbs and delicate Floral notes, almost perfumed.
 Lemon |
 Lime |
 Orange |
 Apple |
 Pear |
 Peach |
 Nectarine |
 Pineapple |
 Apricot |
 Flowers |
 Herbs |
 Steel |
Riesling Beerenauslese Profile
Beerenauslese wines are sweet aromatic, almost perfumed, with high acidity:
| SUGAR: | Sweet (150 g/l) |
| BODY: | Full |
| FRUIT: | Medium - High |
| ACIDITY: | High |
| ALCOHOL: | 8% ABV |
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Serving temperatures: 8-10°C (46-50°F) |
Riesling Beerenauslese Food Pairing
Riesling Beerenauslese is a dessert wine. It matches strong Cheeses (Salty Blue) and Fruit Desserts.
 Meditation Aperitif |
 Cheese |
 Fruit |
 Dessert |
Excellent Pairings
Meditation. Foie Gras.
Fresh Fruit Tart with Berries and Custard.
Tarte Tatin. Pineapple.
Lemon Tart. Strawberries with Ice Cream.
Peaches with Ice Cream.
Cheeses
Aged Hard Cheeses. Comté. Gruyère. Salty Blue. Gorgonzola. Stilton.
Avoid. Chocolate.
The Ideal Glass for Riesling Beerenauslese
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A Small Tulip Shaped glass helps concentrate the aromatic intensity, enhancing the beautiful flavors wines are known for. A small glass is appropriate, because this type of wine is served in smaller portions due to its sweetness and richness. The narrow rim helps capture the aromas, allowing the wine's sweet, aromatic profile to shine. |
Riesling Beerenauslese Cheese Pairing
Sweet and salty foods pair well together. The same goes for wine and cheese.
Riesling Quality Hierarchy
Germany defines these quality Riesling wines (Qualitätswein mit Prädikat or QmP):
Riesling Kabinett
Riesling Kabinett is the lightest Riesling style.
Kabinett wines range from dry (Trocken 4-9 g/l sugar) to off-dry (Halb trocken 12-18 g/l sugar).
More mineral than fruity it pairs Sushi, Seafood, Veggies and Asian Cuisine.
Riesling Spätlese
Spätlese means "Late Selected". This Riesling is more concentrated and therefore has medium body.
Riesling Spätlese wines are richer than Kabinett wines because the grapes contain more sugar at late harvest. Spätlese wines can be off-dry (Halb trocken 12-18 g/l sugar) or dry (Trocken 4-9 g/l sugar).
Riesling Spätlese pairs Seafood, Shellfish, White Meat (Pork), Smoked Meat and Fish.
Riesling Auslese
Auslese means "Selected". Auslese Riesling grapes are hand selected from the most ripe bunches in late autumn.
Auslese wines are sweeter than Spätlese wines (50 g/l sugar). These wines are produced from hand-picked very ripe grapes that have more sugar than Spätlese.
Riesling Auslese wines pair rich food, foie gras and strong cheeses.
The high sugar ratio makes them great aging wines.
Riesling Beerenauslese
Beerenauslese means "Berry (Grape) Selected".
Theese wines are basically produced from hand picked grapes that have been infected by the Botrytis bacteria (Noble Rot) that dries out the grapes and concentrates the sugar.
Beerenauslese wines are dessert wines (100 g/l sugar).
The high sugar ratio makes them great aging wines.
Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese
Trockenbeerenauslese means "Dry Berry (Grape) Selected".
Trockenbeerenauslese wines are produced from individual selected Beerenauslese grapes.
Trockenbeerenausleses are some of the greatest sweet wines in the world (200 g/l sugar).
The high sugar ratio makes them great aging wines.
Riesling Eiswein
Eiswein means "Ice wine".
Eiswein is a sweet dessert wine made from grapes that have been picked when frozen and pressed when frozen. True Eiswein must be picked in the middle of the night, after two days of frost.
The high sugar ratio makes them great aging wines.