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Riesling Willi Schaefer Graacher Himmelreich Spatlese 2016

  • Yellow fruit
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Wine for ageing
  • Color: White
  • 7.50% 
  • 1.5L
  • Intensity
  • Sweet

This sweet German wine is defined by its long finish and great aging capacity. More info

  • Quantity: 2 Bottles
  • Level: 2 into-neck
  • Label: 2 very slightly marked label
  • Origin: Trade
  • Recoverable VAT: Yes
  • Country/Region: Germany, Mosel-Saar
  • Appellation/Wine: Riesling
  • More information....

Riesling Willi Schaefer Graacher Himmelreich Spatlese serve at a temperature of 12°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Coq au riesling, Maroilles, Choucroute au vin blanc.

Lot presentation
Riesling Willi Schaefer Graacher Himmelreich Spatlese

The wine

A seductive bouquet opens with pear and floral notes. At once unctuous and lively in the mouth, it has an uncannily weightless mouthfeel culminating in a saline, incredibly long finish. This is a wine with an exceptional future.

Information about domain Willi Schaefer

We’re taking you to the Mosel in Germany, to one of the region’s flagship producers, Willi Schaefer. This small family domain of only four hectares is located in the fine terroir of Graach, with remarkably well-located in the area (Himmelreich and Domprobst) as well as Wehlen (Sonnenuhr), on slate slopes that plunge into the Mosel, where Riesling reaches its zenith. The sole variety cultivated is in fact Riesling, and thanks to respectful viticulture – with much focus on the balance of the soils - and precise vinifications, their wines display sublime purity of fruit and an ethereal complexity. Be warned: these rare cuvées – wines that have been known to “make adult men cry”, according to Danish blogger René Langdahl – are at once unmissable and hard to come by.

Detailed characteristics

  • Quantity: 2 Bottles
  • Level: 2 into-neck
  • Label: 2 very slightly marked label
  • Origin: Trade
  • Type of cellar: Air-conditioned underground cellar
  • Recoverable VAT: Yes
  • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
  • French customs seal: no
  • Alcohol percentage: 7.50 %
  • Country/Region: Germany, Mosel-Saar
  • Appellation/Wine: Riesling
  • Vintage: 2016
  • Color: White
  • Service temperature: 12°
  • Viticulture: Environment friendly 
  • Size (in ha): 4
  • Intensity: Sweet
  • Dominant aroma: Yellow fruit
  • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
  • Grape variety: 100% Riesling

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Riesling Willi Schaefer Graacher Himmelreich Spatlese 2016

iDealwine Price(1) corresponds to the hammer price and the buyer's premium charged by the auctioneer. (1)Bottle format