BIN END Baron Heyl Estate Riesling
Ref. 0268
A gorgeous nose with honey and notes of mango and barley. Lovely weight; rich and velvety, and there is complexity coming in here. Mineral notes, textured and viscous, showing crystalline tropical fruits. This has beautiful style and depth.
- Colour: White
- Grapes: Riesling
- Vintage: 2002
- Closure: cork
- Alcohol: 11.5%
- Other info: Heyl zu Herrnsheim own vines in all the major vineyards of Nierstein, including sole ownership of the Brudersberg vineyard. Other significant sites include, from Nierstein heading north towards Nackenheim; Orbel, Ölberg, Hipping, Pettental and Rothenberg. All of these vineyards are on the red slate, the Roter Hang, that typifies the region. The vineyards, which total about 24 ha, are largely planted with Riesling (60%), with 10% Weißburgunder, 18% Silvaner and 12% Müller-Thurgau.
- Winery website: www.heyl-zu-herrnsheim.de
£11.95
or £11.35 when purchasing any 12 mixed bottles.