About This Wine
100 Hugel means ‘hundred hills’. It's an aromatic, dry wine with lively acidity and freshness. It's bright pale straw in the glass, and the nose displays good lift with floral top notes followed by some ripe tropical fruits, ripe lime and some honeyed characters. The palate shows flavours of ripe pineapple, tropical fruits and ripe citrus with a clean, crisp-acid finish. With its impeccable fruit/acid balance, it has a long aftertaste of tropical fruits, pineapple and citrus.
| Type | White Wine |
|---|---|
| Varietal(s) | Riesling |
| Country | Germany |
| Region | Reinhessen |
| Brand | Wittmann |
| Vintage | 2018 |
About German Wines
Germany is the world’s northernmost fine wine producing region and thus requires its vines to endure some of the coldest temperatures. Fortunately, the country’s start variety, Riesling, does well in cooler climates and can survive even these freezing winters.
Germany Riesling is classified by ripeness at harvest which is also used to indicate the wine’s level of residual sugar. Picking earlier means the grapes have less time to ripen and the corresponding wines will be on the drier side; while picking later gives the grapes the opportunity full ripen and produce a lusciously sweet Riesling. The classifications from driest to sweetest: Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese and Eiswein (ice wine). While not as common to age white wines outside of Chardonnay, top tier German Rieslings can be aged for decades.
Other notable white grape varieties produced in Germany include Müller-Thurgau (a cross between Riesling and Madelaine Royale in the search for varieties that could withstand the extreme temperatures), Grauburguner (Pinot Gris) and Weissburguner (Pinot Blanc). The cooler German climate leads to earlier harvesting in general and gives German wines a distinctive character of higher acidity.
Historically red wine has always been harder to produce in the German climate. However, Pinot Noir grown in slightly warmer pockets of the country, has been highly successful in recent times. Going by the German name, Spätburgunder, German Pinot Noir can be elegant, structured and have vibrant acidity.
The Wine Front – Candied mixed citrus peel, frangipani, talc-like mineral scents. Easy appeal on first connection. Washy, juicy and brightly flavoured to taste. A rush of citrus and green apple zestiness coupled to a sparkling line of zesty acidity. Extra mouthwatering to finish. It’s not particularly complex or powerful, but its a blisteringly refreshing thing to drink.