Reserve (wine)
In viticulture, reserve wine is understood to be a high quality wine that has been stored for a very long time . It can be kept for up to 20, 50 years or even longer. Years with a particularly fully ripe harvest and a high alcohol content result in good vintages of reserve wines.
In some countries, especially Italy, Spain and Portugal, reserve wines ( riserva , reserva ) are subject to stricter regulations than conventional wine and are aged for longer in oak barrels, for example. This predicate is also common and legally defined for Madeira and port wine , cognac and champagne .
After a legal dispute that lasted from 2004 to 2008 and led to the European Court of Justice , the term reserve and translations thereof are also permitted for German wines from the 2008 vintage onwards with a legally binding court ruling. The prerequisite for this is that the reserve wines meet the higher quality standards expected by the consumer with the term.
In France, Réserve is the name for a very long, at least 20-50 years, stored, high-quality wine that is used in the production of champagne and gives the champagne the unmistakable character of the respective house. It can be added during the assemblage , the blend of different wines or vintages, or the dosage (the filling or shipping dosage).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b reserve wine. wein-plus.eu.
- ^ Decision of the Higher Administrative Court of Rhineland-Palatinate from October 22, 2008, AZ: 8 A 10809 / 08.OVG