The Winery Bestheim of Alsace

Winery Bestheim - Alsace Grand Cru 'Furstentum' Gewürztraminer
The winery offers 126 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 40 of the estates of Alsace.
It is located in Alsace
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The Winery Bestheim is one of the world's great estates. It offers 126 wines for sale in of Alsace to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Bestheim wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Bestheim

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Bestheim

How Winery Bestheim wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of sauté of pork with chorizo, tuna and goat cheese pie or tripe in the style of caen.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Bestheim

On the nose the white wine of Winery Bestheim. often reveals types of flavors of pear, cream or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, citrus fruit or floral. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Bestheim. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Bestheim

  • 2017With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.62/5

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

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

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 sweet wines of Winery Bestheim

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Bestheim

How Winery Bestheim wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of italian pasta, codfish portuguese style or grilled pork ribs with barbecue sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Bestheim

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Bestheim. often reveals types of flavors of peach, minerality or apricot and sometimes also flavors of honey, earth or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Bestheim

  • 2015With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5

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

  • Riesling
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Pinot Gris

Discover the grape variety: Gewurztraminer

Gewurztraminer rosé is a grape variety that originated in France. 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 vine is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Gewurztraminer rosé can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Jura, Champagne, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Bestheim

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Bestheim

How Winery Bestheim wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of blanquette of the sea, pasta with chicken and curry or baked vegetable chips.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Bestheim

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Bestheim. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, butter or yeast and sometimes also flavors of stone fruit, almonds or stone. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Bestheim. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Bestheim

  • 2010With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.74/5

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

  • Pinot Blanc
  • Auxerrois
  • Pinot Noir
  • Riesling
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Gewürztraminer

The word of the wine: Aqueous

Said of a diluted wine for which one has the impression that water has been added.

The top red wines of Winery Bestheim

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Bestheim

How Winery Bestheim wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of osso-bucco with asian flavours, funambuline style, rabbit provencale (mario style) or broccoli gratin.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Bestheim

On the nose the red wine of Winery Bestheim. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cinnamon or pepper and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Bestheim. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Bestheim

  • 2015With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.49/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.38/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.30/5

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

  • 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 pink wines of Winery Bestheim

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Bestheim

How Winery Bestheim wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The word of the wine: Varietal

Said of wine aromas that are reminiscent of fresh grapes. The most demonstrative example is certainly that of wines made from the Muscat grape variety.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Bestheim

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 Bestheim.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot blanc

Pinot Blanc is a grape variety that originated in Burgundy, mutated from Pinot Gris. Today, it is grown in Alsace where it is called klevner when blended with auxerrois. The continental climate, with its cold winters and hot summers, is particularly suited to pinot blanc. It is resistant to frost in winter and in summer, the roots draw the minerals it needs from the warm soil. Its bunches are made up of small berries with thick skins and melting pulp that produce fruity, spicy wines, balanced between acidity and alcohol. pinot blanc is also used for crémants and sparkling wines. Pinot Blanc is also used for Crémant and sparkling wines. It is widely grown in Italy, where it covers almost 7,000 hectares, and is also found in Germany, Austria, Canada and South Africa.

News about Winery Bestheim and wines from the region

Andrew Jefford: ‘2021 has been the year of all the miseries’

How’s the weather been this year? Awful. ‘La nature m’écoeure’, one of my wine-growing friends posted on Facebook on 8 April, having been out to look at the frost-crippled shoots on his vines that morning: ‘Nature disgusts me’. It takes a lot to make a wine-grower feel that. He wasn’t alone. Jeremiads echo around the northern hemisphere as 2021 closes. It’s been the year of all the miseries. None suffered more horribly than the growers of Germany’s Ahr valley, where floodwaters caused by the fou ...

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 ...

France expects bigger 2022 wine harvest but drought is a concern

France’s 2022 wine harvest is likely to be between 42.6 million and 45.6m hectolitres, up by 13% to 21% on the frost-hit 2021 vintage and more in-line with the country’s five-year average. One hectolitre is equivalent to 100 litres. Yet drought could impact on yields in the coming weeks, adding extra uncertainty in several regions, said the French agriculture ministry’s Agreste statistics unit. Expected vintage quality isn’t covered by the preliminary outlook. It added the 2022 growing season is ...

The word of the wine: Aqueous

Said of a diluted wine for which one has the impression that water has been added.

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