Forster Ungeheuer Spatlese Trocken GG
WINE: Bismarck’s famous bon mot about the „Ungeheuer“ (monster) that tasted monstrously good is a stock theme in the history of German wine. It describes a highclass wine, whose special spiciness makes it something quite unique. Its powerful body, a gift from the clay and limestone in the soil, is flattered by aromas like rosewater and carnations.
SOIL: Complex, this is the best description of the soil structure in the much vaunted site in the Mittelhaardt; typical sandstone weathering soils with more dense clay and sand layers, partially offset with amounts of limestone. Basalt rock provides the vines with the necessary heat and mineral character. A massive limestone plate at a depth of approx. 2 m provides a very efficient water supply. The sum of all factors is the reason for the power and length of the wines from the Ungeheuer.
HARVEST: 11.10.2007
YIELD: 36 hl/ha
FINISHING: Carefully finished, sedimentation overnight in stainless steel tanks and then fermentation and storage on the primary yeast in large wooden casks. First and one-off racking was at the end of April and filling was done at the end of June.
CAN BE STORED: 12 - 18 year potential
RECOMMENDED DISHES: It is almost too complex not to smother a dish. This is a wine with so much density, strength, fruit and mineral character, that it is finished and complete in itself. A wine for among friends, over a good chat or one to enjoy in those quiet moments. An insider’s tip for accompanying dishes is foods flavoured with Arabic or Indian seasoning, like cumin, cardamom etc.
RECOMMENDED TEMPERATURE: approx. 10°C
ANALYSIS VALUES
Alc.: 12.6 %vol.
A.: 7.8 g/l
resid. sug: 7.7 g/l.
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