Winery AltenkirchWeissburgunder
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mild and soft cheese.
Taste structure of the Weissburgunder from the Winery Altenkirch
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Weissburgunder of Winery Altenkirch in the region of Rheingau is a with a nice freshness.
Food and wine pairings with Weissburgunder
Pairings that work perfectly with Weissburgunder
Original food and wine pairings with Weissburgunder
The Weissburgunder of Winery Altenkirch matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mild and soft cheese such as recipes of mackerel with quick mustard, monkfish tail with coconut milk and curry or pasta al forno (baked pasta).
Details and technical informations about Winery Altenkirch's Weissburgunder.
Discover the grape variety: Mencia
Spanish, more precisely from the Duero Valley where it is still very present. According to some ampelographers, it is close to Cabernet Franc.
Informations about the Winery Altenkirch
The Winery Altenkirch is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 35 wines for sale in the of Rheingau to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Rheingau
Rheingau is one of the most important of Germany's 13 Anbaugebiete wine regions. However it is far from the biggest; with 3,076 hectares (7,600 acres) of Vineyard">Vineyards documented in 2012, its output is around one tenth of that from the Pfalz and Rheinhessen regions. Located on the Rhine a 20-minute drive west of Frankfurt, the -gau suffix denotes that it was once a county of the Frankish Empire. The classic Rheingau wine is a DryRiesling with pronounced Acidity and aromas of citrus fruits and smoke-tinged minerality – typically more "masculine" than its equivalent from the Mosel.
The word of the wine: Pommadé
Said of a wine that is unbalanced, pasty, syrupy, and whose excessive sugar content gives an impression of heaviness.
