The flavor of wet gravel in wine of Luzern

Discover the of Luzern wines revealing the of wet gravel flavor during the olphactive analysis (nose) and during the gustative analysis (mouth).

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The wine region of Luzern of Switzerland. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Klosterhof or the Domaine Bioweingut Sitenrain produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Luzern are Pinot noir, Riesling and Solaris, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Luzern often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or earth.

In the mouth of Luzern is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 26 estates and châteaux in the of Luzern, producing 129 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Luzern go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian.

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