This dry-style Rheingau Riesling celebrates the 50th parallel with crisp freshness and vibrant fruit. Expect aromas of apricot, lemon, and red apple, a lively palate with balanced acidity, and a long, mineral-driven finish. With its touch of residual sweetness and only 11% ABV, it's an ideal match for seafood, salads, poultry, or soft cheeses.

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Made in the Trocken style, which has very low residual sweetness producing a dry, crisp style of white wine. 50 Degrees has a fresh taste with delicious fruity notes of peaches, green apple, and citrus fruits and a long minerally finish. It is superb with fresh fish and seafood and goes really well with Rheingau Riesling frothed soup we are told!

G.H. von Mumm Pays Homage to the 50th Parallel North Superb Riesling Cuvee Created to Celebrate the Rheingau a Unique Region.

The Rheingau and its incomparably beautiful setting is a feast for the eyes and for the Riesling grape, a paradise. Conditions here are optimal for enabling this most noble of all grape varieties to truly develop its potential: south-facing slopes that are protected from cold, northerly winds by the Taunus Hills; the influence of the mild Gulf Stream; the Rhine, which is at once a source of moisture and a heat reservoir; and a favorable soils composed of Taunus quartzite beneath a layer of loam-loess. All of these components fulfill the prerequisites needed to produce top-quality Riesling wines.The 50th degree of latitude runs right through the middle of this unique region, marking one of the northernmost borders of viable viticulture. In 4304007honor of this, we've created a Riesling cuvee that embodies what one expects of a Rheingau Riesling: 50 Riesling.

Taste profile: The wine shows elegant and fresh aromas of apricots, lemon and red apple. The palate displays good freshness with discrete sweetness. 

Technical Specs

Alcohol: 11.0% ABV
Closure: Natural cork
Harvest: 2020
Oak: Oak ageing not confirmed; vinification details for this bottling are not specified
Varietals: 100% Riesling
Farming: Sustainable farming certification not confirmed
Vineyard Area: Rheingau, Germany, around the 50th parallel north. The wine celebrates the Rheingau's distinctive Riesling-growing conditions, with south-facing slopes, the moderating influence of the Rhine and soils of Taunus quartzite covered by loam and loess.
Vinification: Produced in a dry Trocken style, this Riesling expresses the freshness and aromatic character of the Rheingau. The nose reveals apricot, peach, green apple and citrus fruits. The palate is crisp and lively, with refreshing acidity, subtle residual sweetness and a balanced, fruit-driven character. Mineral notes carry through to a clean, persistent finish. Residual sugar: 19.3 g/L; total acidity: 7.4 g/L.
Winemaker: Schloss Johannisberg
Region: Rheingau, Germany

Serving Temperature: 8°C
Decanting: Not required; serve chilled
Food Pairing: Fresh fish, seafood, grilled prawns, light salads, roast poultry, sushi and soft cheeses.