Wines made from Dornfelder grapes of Rheinhessen
Discover the best wines made with Dornfelder as a single variety or as a blend of Rheinhessen.
More informations about the variety Dornfelder
German, intraspecific cross made in 1955 by August Karl Herold (1902-1973) between the helfensteiner and the heroldrebe (more details, click here!). With these same parents he also obtained the hegel. The Dornfelder can be found in Switzerland, United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Canada, United States, ... . Virtually unknown in France, we nevertheless recognize a certain interest in it due to its short phenological cycle and the quality of its wines, both rosé and red.
More informations about the region of Rheinhessen
Rheinhessen is Germany's largest region for producing the quality wines of the Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete (QbA) and Prädikatswein designations, with roughly 26,500 hectares (65,000 acres) of Vineyard">Vineyards as of 2014. Many of its most significant viticultural areas are favorably influenced by the Rhine river, which runs aLong its North and eastern borders. The Rhine, along with the Nahe river to the west and the Haardt mountains to its South, form a natural border. Rheinhessen covers an area south of Rheingau, north of Pfalz and east of Nahe, and is located within the Rhineland-Palatinate federal state.
What are the typical flavors of the Dornfelder grape variety?
- Red fruitPresent in 36% of Dornfelder
- Black fruitPresent in 23% of Dornfelder
- OakPresent in 20% of Dornfelder
- EarthPresent in 15% of Dornfelder
- SpicesPresent in 11% of Dornfelder
- Non oakPresent in 11% of Dornfelder
- MicrobioPresent in 10% of Dornfelder
- Citrus fruitPresent in 4% of Dornfelder
- StrawberriesPresent in 3% of Dornfelder
- VegetalPresent in 3% of Dornfelder
- Tree fruitPresent in 3% of Dornfelder
- FloralPresent in 2% of Dornfelder
- Dried fruitPresent in 2% of Dornfelder
- RaspberryPresent in 2% of Dornfelder
- CherryPresent in 2% of Dornfelder
- Tropical fruitPresent in 1% of Dornfelder
- Red fruitPresent in 1% of Dornfelder
- CranberryPresent in 1% of Dornfelder
- OakyPresent in 1% of Dornfelder
- PlumPresent in 1% of Dornfelder
News about the grape variety Dornfelder
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