The Winery René Meyer of Alsace

Winery René Meyer - Alsace Munsch Pinot Gris
The winery offers 36 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 316 of the estates of Alsace.
It is located in Alsace

The Winery René Meyer is one of the best wineries to follow in Alsace.. It offers 36 wines for sale in of Alsace to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery René Meyer wines

Looking for the best Winery René Meyer wines in Alsace among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery René Meyer wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery René Meyer wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery René Meyer

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery René Meyer

How Winery René Meyer wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or mushrooms such as recipes of pasta carbonara almost like the real thing, crab matoutou or normandy-style turkey cutlets.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery René Meyer

In the mouth the white wine of Winery René Meyer. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery René Meyer

  • 2010With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.19/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery René Meyer.

  • Pinot Gris
  • Riesling
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Auxerrois
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Muscatel

Discovering the wine region of Alsace

Alsace, located in the extreme north-east of France, is Distinguished from other French wine regions by its strong Franco-Germanic influences. These influences are the result of a back-and-forth between the German and French sovereignties over the last few centuries. They can be seen not only in the architecture and culture of Alsace, but also in the wines. Alsace wines are produced under three main appellations: Alsace and Alsace Grand Cru for still white wines (Sweet and Dry), and Crémant d'Alsace for Sparkling wines.

Almost all the wines produced in this region fall under one of these three appellations. Alsace Grand Cru wines are produced from one of the 51 privileged vineyards spread along the Length of the region. Alsace is the only French wine region to produce significant quantities of Riesling and Gewurztraminer. These two grape varieties are more commonly associated with German wines and are reminiscent of Alsace's history.

The top red wines of Winery René Meyer

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery René Meyer

How Winery René Meyer wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of veal fillet stroganoff, rabbit marinated with herbs and mustard or savoyard pizza (cream base).

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery René Meyer

  • 2017With an average score of 4.17/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery René Meyer.

  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Auxerrois

Auxerrois is a white grape variety native to Lorraine, which is also found in Alsace and in the Loire Valley, where it took off in 1950. Its name comes from the nurseries in Auxerre where it found refuge during the Second World War. Often called Pinot Auxerrois, it is part of the Moselle, Alsace and Côtes-de-Toul AOC grape varieties. Auxerrois should not be confused with côt or malbec, which are red grape varieties from the Cahors region and which may bear the same name. The bunches of Auxerrois are of medium size with small berries. It is a semi-late grape variety whose buds only come out when temperatures are well above 10°C. Auxerrois wines are characterized by finesse and acidity and subtle aromas of exotic fruits, fruits and white flowers. In France, it represents 1,600 hectares of production and some small parcels of Auxerrois are also present in Luxembourg, Germany, Canada and South Africa (2,300 hectares in total).

The top sparkling wines of Winery René Meyer

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery René Meyer

How Winery René Meyer wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of marinated shrimp sautéed asian style, savoyard pizza (cream base) or baked chestnuts.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery René Meyer.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Auxerrois

The word of the wine: Clos

Plot of vines surrounded by walls. Many Burgundian climates are clos.

The top sweet wines of Winery René Meyer

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery René Meyer

How Winery René Meyer wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of spaghetti neapolitan style, chicken curry samoussas or quick chocolate fudge cake.

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery René Meyer.

  • Gewürztraminer

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

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Planning a wine route in the of Alsace? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery René Meyer.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

News about Winery René Meyer and wines from the region

Andrew Jefford: ‘A wine’s visual cues shout, stamp, whistle and roar’

Disconcerting: I couldn’t forget this bottle for days afterwards. Still can’t. Back in August, wine critic Lin Liu MW (together with her partner Philippe Lejeune of Château de Chambert in Cahors) came to dinner, en route to a short holiday in Provence. One of the bottles Lin brought for us to try together was the 2018 Les Rocheuses, Parcelles No 5 et 6, from Château Le Rey in Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux. It came in a slope-shouldered bottle, not a classic Bordeaux bottle. We tried it with some R ...

Billecart-Salmon’s Le Clos Saint-Hilaire: a vertical tasting

St Hilaire is the patron saint of Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, the pretty Champagne village which is famous for scoring 99 on the Echelle des Crus. (This classification of Champagne vineyards was developed in the mid-20th century as a means of setting the price of grapes grown through the villages of the Champagne wine region.) Prime territory That the village missed out on grand cru status by one point is generally agreed to be an injustice – all the more so as it is home not only to the superlative Clos de ...

Alsace’s Domaine Zind-Humbrecht: 2019 releases tasted

It is always reassuring to find flourishing examples of family continuity in French wine estates. At the famous Domaine Zind-Humbrecht in Alsace, Pierre-Emile Humbrecht is the latest to join the family business. In preparation, he studied at the Changins School of Viticulture and Enology in Switzerland and then completed internships at wine estates, beginning with Thérèse Chappaz in that same country for 18 months, followed by a six-month period at Domaine Tissot in the Jura and then nearly eigh ...

The word of the wine: Clos

Plot of vines surrounded by walls. Many Burgundian climates are clos.

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