Winery ApostelhoeveCuvée XII (Louwberg Maastricht)
White wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Auxerrois, the Müller-Thurgau and the Pinot gris.
This wine generally goes well with rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mature and hard cheese.
The Cuvée XII (Louwberg Maastricht) of the Winery Apostelhoeve is in the top 5 of wines of Netherlands and in the top 5 of wines of Limburg.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cuvée XII (Louwberg Maastricht) of Winery Apostelhoeve in the region of Limburg often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, vegetal or melon and sometimes also flavors of gooseberry, mango or lychee.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée XII (Louwberg Maastricht)
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée XII (Louwberg Maastricht)
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée XII (Louwberg Maastricht)
The Cuvée XII (Louwberg Maastricht) of Winery Apostelhoeve matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of sea bream in foil on the barbecue, sublime fish and shrimp colombo or golden apple and bacon gratin with spices.
Details and technical informations about Winery Apostelhoeve's Cuvée XII (Louwberg Maastricht).
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).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée XII (Louwberg Maastricht) from Winery Apostelhoeve are 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Apostelhoeve
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The wine region of Limburg
The Netherlands is a country in Northern Europe, often referred to as "Holland". The latter is the name of the former county in the western Netherlands where the key cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague are located. Holland is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which includes Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten, its overseas island territories in the Caribbean. To complicate matters further, the demonym for the Netherlands is "Dutch".
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