Welschriesling Klassik from Weinhof Platzer captures the crisp, refreshing style of this traditional Styrian variety. The bouquet is marked by green apple, lime and citrus, with a subtle herbal touch. On the palate the wine is taut and linear, showing cool fruit, lively acidity and a very clean, precise profile. The body remains slender and thirst-quenching, with a finish that hints at minerality and fresh citrus. This is an easy-going everyday white that pairs well with fried chicken, salads, light starters and classic cold platters. Anyone who enjoys the cool, precise style of Styrian whites will quickly take a liking to it.
Around Tieschen in Styria’s volcanic hills, Weinhof Platzer turns landscape into a quietly persuasive style: basaltic soils, gentle slopes and cool nights lend the vines a savoury, focused drive. For generations the family has worked parcel by parcel with plenty of handwork, crop control and selective picking, guiding each site through the growing season to full physiological ripeness, year after year....
Welschriesling is a Central European white grape unrelated to Rhine Riesling. It gives crisp dry wines with citrus, green apple and lively acidity, as well as excellent sweet wines.
The variety is appealing because it is fresh, versatile and regionally distinctive. Pair dry styles with seafood, salads and schnitzel, and sweet styles with blue cheese or desserts.
