The Winery Achille Thirion of Alsace

Winery Achille Thirion
The winery offers 29 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 619 of the estates of Alsace.
It is located in Alsace

The Winery Achille Thirion is one of the best wineries to follow in Alsace.. It offers 29 wines for sale in of Alsace to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Achille Thirion wines

Looking for the best Winery Achille Thirion wines in Alsace among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Achille Thirion 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 Achille Thirion wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Achille Thirion

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Achille Thirion

How Winery Achille Thirion wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of tagliatelle with carbonara, baked cod portuguese style or baked sea bream.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Achille Thirion

In the mouth the white wine of Winery Achille Thirion. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Achille Thirion

  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.41/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Achille Thirion.

  • Riesling
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Pinot Gris
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Sylvaner
  • Muscat Blanc

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 sparkling wines of Winery Achille Thirion

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Achille Thirion

How Winery Achille Thirion wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of mouclade, chicken nuggets or toast with smoked salmon cream.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Achille Thirion

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Achille Thirion. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, tree fruit.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Achille Thirion.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Sylvaner

The sylvaner is grown mainly in Germany and Alsace. The buds are somewhat cottony and the young leaves are green. The same applies to the ribbed branches. Once mature, the dominant colour is golden-green and small elliptical berries with small to medium-sized bunches can be seen. The ripe fruit is then adorned by five-lobed leaves. This variety is susceptible to chlorosis, gray mold, powdery mildew and mildew. It is also sensitive to frost and wind because of its long branches. It can be grown in any kind of soil, although it prefers stony, sandy and light soils. It is indeed moderately acidic and offers a complex set of aromas such as bitter almond, fruity and floral background. The taste has an excellent mixture of honey and candied or dried fruits.

The top red wines of Winery Achille Thirion

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Achille Thirion

How Winery Achille Thirion wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of stuffed cutlets, duck casserole with turnips or cheeseburger.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Achille Thirion

On the nose the red wine of Winery Achille Thirion. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Achille Thirion. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Achille Thirion

  • 0With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Achille Thirion.

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Roussette

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The top sweet wines of Winery Achille Thirion

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Achille Thirion

How Winery Achille Thirion wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of baked bread (tomato, mushroom, ham, cheese), mackerel in white wine or mediterranean lamb necklace.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Achille Thirion

  • 2012With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Achille Thirion.

  • Gewürztraminer
  • Pinot Gris
  • Riesling

Discover the grape variety: Pinot gris

Pinot Gris is a grey grape variety mutated from Pinot Noir. It has its origins in Burgundy, where it is called pinot-beurot in reference to the colour of the grey robes worn by the monks of the region. Established in Alsace since the 17th century, pinot gris was called tokay until 2007. It is made up of bunches of small berries that vary in colour from pink to blue-grey. It is particularly well suited to the continental climate because it is resistant to the cold in winter and to spring frosts. This variety also likes dry limestone soils with plenty of sunshine in the summer. Pinot Gris is well suited to late harvesting or to the selection of noble grapes, depending on the year and the concentration of sugars in the berries. Pinot Gris wines are distinguished by their aromatic complexity of white fruits, mushrooms, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc., and their great finesse. In the Loire Valley, pinot gris is used in the Coteaux-d'Ancenis appellations. It gives dry or sweet wines with pear and peach aromas.

The top pink wines of Winery Achille Thirion

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Achille Thirion

How Winery Achille Thirion wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of potjevleesch (meat in a pot), traditional flemish carbonades or duck breast with apples.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Achille Thirion.

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Malic (acid)

An acid that occurs naturally in many wines and is transformed into lactic acid during malolactic fermentation.

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Discover the grape variety: White muscat

White muscat is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.

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