Kerner of Nahe — Profile, Food Pairings & Best Wines | Winedexer
Discover the best wines made with Kerner as a single variety or as a blend of Nahe.
More informations about the variety Kerner
Aromatic, structured whites with lively acidity and a slender mouth, featuring muscat-like aromas of white peach, apricot, white flowers, citrus and Riesling-like notes. Made as nervy dry wines (Trocken), off-dry (Kabinett, Spätlese) and mineral high-altitude cuvées. Grown in Germany (Rheinhessen, Palatinate, Württemberg), northern Italy (Alto Adige in the high Val Venosta valleys) and Japan. A Trollinger × Riesling cross created in 1929 in Weinsberg.
More informations about the region of Nahe
Homeland of a mineral Riesling of exceptional geological expression: lively, precise whites with notes of peach, citrus, green apple, gunflint and fine salinity, from taut dry to botrytised sweet. 75% whites, Riesling king (27%) complemented by round Pinot Gris and supple Pinot Blanc. Rising reds: silky Spätburgunder with red fruit, darker Dornfelder. 4,240 ha along the Nahe river, among the most diverse soils in Germany (180 formations).
What are the typical flavors of the Kerner grape variety?
- Tree fruitPresent in 3% of Kerner
- ApplesPresent in 2% of Kerner
- PearPresent in 1% of Kerner
- PineapplePresent in 1% of Kerner
- GrapefruitPresent in 1% of Kerner
- TropicalPresent in 1% of Kerner
- CitrusPresent in 1% of Kerner
- PeachPresent in 1% of Kerner
- LimePresent in 1% of Kerner
- LemonPresent in 1% of Kerner
- HoneyPresent in 1% of Kerner
- MelonPresent in 1% of Kerner
- ElderflowerPresent in 1% of Kerner
- EarthPresent in 1% of Kerner
- MicrobioPresent in 1% of Kerner
- OakPresent in 1% of Kerner
- Citrus fruitPresent in 1% of Kerner
- FloralPresent in 1% of Kerner
- Dried fruitPresent in 1% of Kerner
- Tropical fruitPresent in 1% of Kerner