Welschriesling is a white grape variety which is absolutely unrelated to the Riesling grape from Germany. It is widely planted in central and eastern Europe and also in Italy. The late-ripening grape is highly demanding on sunny, dry slopes, it fits for clay or sandy carvel soils. Welschriesling keeps a distinctive acidity level therefore it is suitable also for sweet wines such as ice wine or straw wine, as the acidity balances the residual sugar very well. The variety is also widely used for cuvées and sparkling wines preventing the dullness of the blend. In the Czech Republic, Welschriesling is the 4th most grown variety, planted on more than 1.200 ha of vineyards. Welschriesling has a great terroir in the Mikulov subregion, particularly the area of Pálava Hills, where the calcareous soil contributes to highly extractive wines with a pleasant minerality.
Welschriesling 2012
dry
Spätlese
13,5% alc.
residual sugar: 2,3 g/l
acids: 5,4 g/l
This wine comes from a collection GRANDS VINS D'ALFONS MUCHA featuring paintings by world known Czech Art Nouveau painter Alfons Mucha. He was born in Moravia and produced at the turn of 19th and 20th century. The painter became famous literally overnight when in 1895 painted an advertisement for the Parisian play Gismonda for Sarah Bernhardt, the famous actress in Théatre de la Renaissance. The poster had such a huge success that the actress started a six year contract with him.
From this beautiful collection we offer also Pinot Noir Rosé 2014 and Pinot Blanc 2012.
Moravia region, Mikulov subregion
This Welschriesling by the winery Zamecke vinarstvi Bzenec - the collection GRANDS VINS D'ALFONS MUCHA - comes from the Mikulov subregion. Brightly yellow colored wine with golden glints, the aroma is fresh and fruity with notes of linden blossom, apples, gooseberries and yellow melon with sweet hint of honey raisins. The palate is harmonic with zesty acidity, the notes of lime, apples and pears, rounded by honey and vanilla tones. The wine is lingering into notes of dried fruits and nuts, with a light mineral aftertaste.
Mucha's paintings feature often young women in flowing robes surrounded by flowers, the posters are characterized by pastel colors. Altough he produced lots of posters, illustrations, advertisements and postcards, his masterpiece is the so called The Slav Epic depicting, on twenty huge canvases, the history of Czech people and other Slavic nations.
From this beautiful collection we offer also Pinot Noir Rosé 2014 and Pinot Blanc 2012.
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