Heinz Eifel

$34.00375ml

Best on their own, but if you must eat, pair Eiswein with dishes that are only marginally sweet.

Roasted quince with vanilla ice cream,

salted shortbread

or foie gras pan-seared with an apricot glaze.

Eyes:

Straw Yellow

Nose:

Intense, developing, floral, honeysuckle, stone fruits

Mouth:

Medium-Full Bodied, sweet, high acidity, intense, long finish, apricot, peach, honey

Only intentionally produced commercially since the 1960's (really?), Eiswein represents the pinnacle of what a grape can give. It entails numerous and laborious nighttime passes in the frost covered, almost vertically sloped vineyards, hand-picking super-ripe, frozen, rot-free grapes; soon transformed by winemaker Anne Eifel-Spohr into glorious nectar. Thank you ice.