Wines made from Pinot gris grapes of Pfalz
Discover the best wines made with Pinot gris as a single variety or as a blend of Pfalz.
More informations about the variety Pinot gris
Rich, ample whites with a golden robe, showing aromas of pear, quince, honey, smoke, ginger and spice. Made as structured dry wines (Alsace AOC), off-dry and sumptuous late-harvest sweet (vendange tardive, sélection de grains nobles). Lighter and crisper in Italy as Pinot Grigio (Veneto, Friuli). Also in Germany (Grauburgunder), Hungary (Szürkebarát) and Oregon. A grey mutation of Pinot Noir.
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 Pinot gris grape variety?
- Tree fruitPresent in 10% of Pinot gris
- Citrus fruitPresent in 10% of Pinot gris
- EarthPresent in 8% of Pinot gris
- MicrobioPresent in 5% of Pinot gris
- Tropical fruitPresent in 4% of Pinot gris
- Non oakPresent in 3% of Pinot gris
- OakPresent in 3% of Pinot gris
- VegetalPresent in 2% of Pinot gris
- SpicesPresent in 2% of Pinot gris
- Red fruitPresent in 2% of Pinot gris
- Black fruitPresent in 1% of Pinot gris
- FloralPresent in 1% of Pinot gris
- Dried fruitPresent in 1% of Pinot gris