![]() ![]() ![]() That said, Riesling does account for over 60% of the vineyard land. The Mosel Valley is home to more grapes than just Riesling. Viura Better known as Rioja Blanca – White Rioja – this is where white wines start out with citrus and mineral flavors and become increasingly rich and flavorful as they age. What happens when Riesling ages?Īs it ages, Riesling becomes a rich yellow color with surprising aromas of petrol (caused by an unique aroma compound called TDN). In fact, the town hall of Bremen, Germany, stores various German wines, including Riesling wines, in barrel back to the 1653 vintage. Proper storage (50-55☏) will help to age the wine gracefully and to the longest extent. Some dessert-style Rieslings have the longest ageability of any wines, reaching up to 100 years. There’s a few tricks to be sure (see below), but if you’re debating between a bottle of Riesling vs Moscato, and sweetness is what you’re after, then grab a bottle of Moscato. Generally speaking, in terms of every day drinking wines that you’ll find in your grocery store, Moscato will be sweeter than Riesling. Blanc de blanc idea was a great suggestion. You would have to have a very high alcohol, non-dry, and high acid Chardonnay to even approach that many years. No wines are the same, but it’s highly unlikely to find a 20 year old Chardonnay that would taste great.
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