Top 100 wines of Luxembourg - Page 2
Discover the top 100 best wines of Luxembourg as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Luxembourg and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Luxembourg
Luxembourg (officially the "Grand Duchy of Luxembourg") is a landlocked country at the junction of Belgium, Germany and France. It is a small country compared to its neighbours, stretching 80 km from North to South and 50 km from west to east, covering just over 2,500 square kilometres. Only 1% of this area is devoted to wine growing.
Located in the north of Western Europe, it is one of the coolest wine regions in the world.
In the north of the country, the Ardennes hills and forests dominate the topography. Forest accounts for a third of the country's land and the north is sparsely populated.
The vast majority of Luxembourg's 620,000 inhabitants live in the southern half of the country.
Wine production in Luxembourg has been in Slight decline since the late 1990s, with annual production currently at around 80,000 hectoliters (8 million liters or 2.
1 million U. S. gallons).
Viticulture is centered in the southeastern Part of Luxembourg, where the Mosel River (known as the Moselle) forms the national border with Germany.
Discover the grape variety: Pinot gris
Pinot Gris is a grey grape variety mutated from Pinot Noir. It has its origins in Burgundy, where it is called pinot-beurot in reference to the colour of the grey robes worn by the monks of the region. Established in Alsace since the 17th century, pinot gris was called tokay until 2007. It is made up of bunches of small berries that vary in colour from pink to blue-grey. It is particularly well suited to the continental climate because it is resistant to the cold in winter and to spring frosts. This variety also likes dry limestone soils with plenty of sunshine in the summer. Pinot Gris is well suited to late harvesting or to the selection of noble grapes, depending on the year and the concentration of sugars in the berries. Pinot Gris wines are distinguished by their aromatic complexity of white fruits, mushrooms, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc., and their great finesse. In the Loire Valley, pinot gris is used in the Coteaux-d'Ancenis appellations. It gives dry or sweet wines with pear and peach aromas.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Luxembourg
wines from the region of Luxembourg go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of escargots à la bordelaise, melt-in-the-mouth pork tenderloin casserole or wild boar stew provencal style.
Organoleptic analysis of wine of Luxembourg
On the nose in the region of Luxembourg often reveals types of flavors of apples, peach or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, cream or grapefruit. In the mouth in the region of Luxembourg is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
Top wines in regions and sub-regions of Luxembourg
The best wines of Luxembourg in other styles
- The best wines other of Luxembourg in other styles
- The best wines pink of Luxembourg in other styles
- The best wines red of Luxembourg in other styles
- The best wines sparkling of Luxembourg in other styles
- The best wines sweet of Luxembourg in other styles
- The best wines white of Luxembourg in other styles