Wines made from Auxerrois grapes of Pfalz
Discover the best wines made with Auxerrois as a single variety or as a blend of Pfalz.
More informations about the variety Auxerrois
Rich, round whites with tender mouth and moderate acidity, featuring aromas of ripe yellow fruits, white flowers, subtle honey, fresh almond and brioche notes. Often blended with Pinot Blanc in Alsace (cuvées labelled "Pinot Blanc" often contain a good proportion) and a pillar of Crémant d'Alsace. Also in French and Luxembourgish Moselle, Côtes-de-Toul and Baden. Lorraine grape, a Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc cross, half-sibling of Chardonnay.
More informations about the region of Pfalz
Fleshy, dry, fruity Riesling is the region's signature: yellow peach, apricot, ripe citrus, lovely mineral tension. Germany's largest red-wine area (40%), with silky Spätburgunder showing red fruit and spice, darker structured Dornfelder, supple Portugieser. Some rounded Pinot Blanc and Pinot Gris. A 23,640 ha vineyard along the Haardt, among Germany's warmest (>2,000 h of sun).
What are the typical flavors of the Auxerrois grape variety?
- Tree fruitPresent in 6% of Auxerrois
- EarthPresent in 5% of Auxerrois
- OakPresent in 3% of Auxerrois
- Citrus fruitPresent in 2% of Auxerrois
- Tropical fruitPresent in 2% of Auxerrois
- MicrobioPresent in 1% of Auxerrois
- VegetalPresent in 1% of Auxerrois
- SpicesPresent in 1% of Auxerrois