The best wines of Sachsen
Discover the best wines of Sachsen as well as the best winemakers of Sachsen and estates of Sachsen to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Sachsen and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Top wines of Sachsen by region
Looking for a good wine of Sachsen among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Sachsen. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Sachsen with technical and enological descriptions.
Great red wines of Sachsen
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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Sachsen
Red wines from the region of Sachsen go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of venison stew with red wine, chicken supreme with morels or aiguillette of duck with honey.
Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Sachsen
On the nose the red wine of the region of Sachsen. often reveals types of flavors of earth, red fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or microbio. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Sachsen. is a with a nice freshness.
The best vintages in red wine of Sachsen
- 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
- 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
- 2013With an average score of 3.79/5
- 2017With an average score of 3.76/5
- 2014With an average score of 3.75/5
- 2016With an average score of 3.75/5
The most used grape varieties in red wine of Sachsen
- Spätburgunder
- Dornfelder
- Regent
- Blauer Portugieser
- Kadarka
- Vranac
Discovering the wine region of Sachsen
Sachsen (Saxony) in eastern Germany is one of the world's Northernmost wine regions, located at a latitude of 51 degrees north. The roughly 493 hectares (1,218ac) of vines in the region are planted aLong a 25 mile (40km) stretch of the Elbe river valley, from Pillnitz near the city of Dresden, in a north-easterly direction to Diesbar-Seusslitz, just downstream of the city of Meissen.
Despite its northerly location, Sachsen has a long history of viticulture, with the earliest documents of wine-growing around Meissen dating to 1161. Since Germany's reunification in 1990, great enthusiasm has gone into building and developing the Sachsen wine industry; there are many part-time growers and an enthusiastic local market.
Investment is needed to boost quality however, and with yields roughly half that of other German wine regions, investors' enthusiasm has not matched that of the growers.
Sachsen's Climate is cold-moderate continental with an annual mean temperature of 10° celsius (50°F). The average temperature in January is -0. 5° celsius (31°F) and in July it is 18° celsius (64°F).
However, winter temperatures can drop as low as -28° celsius (18°F).
Sachsen's wines are also influenced by the soils and geology of the Elbe Valley. Carboniferous granite, and feldspar with some mica and quartz are found, as is sandstone. This is often is overlayered by loess, clay and sand deposits.
Great white wines of Sachsen
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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Sachsen
White wines from the region of Sachsen go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or mushrooms such as recipes of stuffed tomatoes with thermomix, thai beef wok or beef with dark beer.
Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Sachsen
On the nose the white wine of the region of Sachsen. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, lemon or earth and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, tree fruit or spices. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Sachsen. is a with a nice freshness.
The best vintages in white wine of Sachsen
- 2019With an average score of 3.95/5
- 2018With an average score of 3.95/5
- 2017With an average score of 3.93/5
- 2012With an average score of 3.93/5
- 2013With an average score of 3.87/5
- 2016With an average score of 3.87/5
The most used grape varieties in white wine of Sachsen
- Riesling
- Grauburgunder
- Müller-Thurgau
- Traminer
- Bacchus
- Scheurebe
Discover the grape variety: Weissburgunder
Great sparkling wines of Sachsen
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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Sachsen
Sparkling wines from the region of Sachsen go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of pasta carbonara, baked cod portuguese style or couscous without couscous maker.
Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Sachsen
On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Sachsen. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, tropical fruit.
The best vintages in sparkling wine of Sachsen
- 0With an average score of 3.90/5
- 2008With an average score of 3.80/5
- 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Sachsen
- Riesling
- Weissburgunder
- Grauburgunder
- Elbling
- Spätburgunder
- Pinot Noir
The word of the wine: N-M
Negociant-manipulant. Company that buys grapes, sometimes in addition to its own vineyard, elaborates and markets its champagne. Most of the big brands like Moët or Taittinger are N-M.
Great pink wines of Sachsen
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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Sachsen
Pink wines from the region of Sachsen go well with generally quite well with dishes of vegetarian, veal or pork such as recipes of quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese, gizzards in sauce or tartiflette (from a real savoyard).
Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Sachsen
On the nose the pink wine of the region of Sachsen. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.
The best vintages in pink wine of Sachsen
- 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
- 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
- 0With an average score of 3.88/5
- 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Sachsen
- Dornfelder
- Kerner
- Spätburgunder
- Regent
- Pinot Noir Précoce
- Müller-Thurgau
Discover the grape 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.
Great sweet wines of Sachsen
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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Sachsen
Sweet wines from the region of Sachsen go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Sachsen
On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Sachsen. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak.
The best vintages in sweet wine of Sachsen
- 0With an average score of 4.30/5
The word of the wine: Hard
A harsh, biting wine, characterized by an excess of tannins and acidity. It is often said of young wines that lack smoothness.
Great natural sweet wines of Sachsen
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Food and wine pairing with a natural-sweet wine of Sachsen
Natural sweet wines from the region of Sachsen go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
The best vintages in natural-sweet wine of Sachsen
- 0With an average score of 4.00/5
The most used grape varieties in natural-sweet wine of Sachsen
- Dornfelder
- Pinot Noir Précoce
Discover the grape variety: Scheurebe
German grape variety obtained in 1916 by Georg Shere (1879/1949). It was given until then as coming from a cross between Riesling and Sylvaner, but genetic tests have shown that its father is the Bouquettraube (Bukettrebe), and it is closely related to the Kerner. The Scheurebe can be found in Austria, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Italy, Slovenia, Great Britain, the United States (California, Virginia, ...), Canada (Ontario, British Columbia, ...), ... practically unknown in France.
A wine route in the region of Sachsen ? Visit the most beautiful wine towns and villages
- Coswig
- Diera-zehren
- Dresden
- Groß lobke
- Meissen
- Neustadt a. rbge
- Nünchritz
- Radebeul