Wines made from Cabernet blanc grapes of Piesport
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet blanc as a single variety or as a blend of Piesport.
Interspecific cross between Cabernet Sauvignon and a long-unknown grape variety - that would be Regent - obtained in 1991 by Valentin Blattner from Soyhières (Switzerland) and propagated by Volker Freytag (Germany). No resistance gene has been identified to either mildew or powdery mildew. Cabernet blanc can be found in Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, the Czech Republic, Italy, England, etc., but is still little known in France.
The wine region of Piesport is located in the region of Mosel of Germany. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Weingut Reinhold Haart or the Domaine Weingut Reinhold Haart produce mainly wines white, sweet and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Piesport are Riesling, Müller-Thurgau and Cabernet blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Piesport often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, earth or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, dried fruit or non oak.