Wines made from Dornfelder grapes of St. Gallen
Discover the best wines made with Dornfelder as a single variety or as a blend of St. Gallen.
Intensely coloured, fruity reds with a dense purple robe, soft tannins and a generous palate, with aromas of black cherry, blackberry, plum and floral notes. Made as light easy-drinking reds, popular semi-dry cuvées and more structured barrel-aged versions. The second most planted red variety in Germany (Palatinate, Rheinhessen, Württemberg). Cross of helfensteiner × heroldrebe created in 1955 in Weinsberg by August Herold.
Wine canton of German-speaking Switzerland in the Rhine valley, ~200 ha at 70% reds. Pinot Noir (Blauburgunder) flagship red: fine and silky with signature notes of red cherry, raspberry, undergrowth, dried flowers and spice touch, fine tannins and elegant palate — fresh alpine expression. Supple Müller-Thurgau as white (Riesling x Madeleine Royale, created locally), taut Riesling, ample Chardonnay. Climate tempered by alpine foehn.