The Winery Brogsitter of Ahr

Winery Brogsitter - 420 Cuvée Vom Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot Trocken
The winery offers 175 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 11 of the estates of Ahr.
It is located in Ahr

The Winery Brogsitter is one of the world's great estates. It offers 175 wines for sale in of Ahr to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Brogsitter wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Brogsitter

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Brogsitter

How Winery Brogsitter wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of venison leg in casserole, shoulder of lamb boulangère or rabbit marinated with herbs and mustard.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Brogsitter

On the nose the red wine of Winery Brogsitter. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or dried fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Brogsitter. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Brogsitter

  • 2012With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.62/5

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

  • Spätburgunder
  • Pinot Noir
  • Pinot Noir Précoce
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Dornfelder

Discovering the wine region of Ahr

Ahr is one of Germany’s least-known and Northernmost wine regions, known for its Pinot Noir reds. It Lies immediately north of the Mosel, and follows the Ahr River in the Final stages of its journey towards its confluence with the Rhein. One might expect a wine region this far north (50°N) to specialize in white wines – like almost every other cool-Climate wine region. After all, neighboring Mosel and Mittelrhein both clearly favor white wines (around 85 percent).

However Ahr producing around 85 percent red wines, of which around three-quarters are made from Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir). The classic example is brick red in Color and smells of red cherries, Sweetspices and forest floor. Barrel-aging can add spice and savory notes. Ahr Pinot Noir is now a much more Serious, modern and "international" wine style that it once was.

Until 30 years ago, the wines were often slightly sweet and very pale. Today they are invariably Dry and deeper in color – although still much paler than the inky Pinots found in, say, Central Otago. Across Germany (most obviously in Pfalz and Baden), assisted by climate change, the popularity of Pinot Noir has been steadily increasing. The wave of interest has carried German Spätburgunder to new heights, and saved from near-extinction the earlier-ripening Pinot Noir clone, Fruhburgunder.

The top white wines of Winery Brogsitter

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Brogsitter

How Winery Brogsitter wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of green lentils strasbourg style, sea bream with white wine or mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Brogsitter

On the nose the white wine of Winery Brogsitter. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, oak. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Brogsitter. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Brogsitter

  • 2014With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.71/5

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

  • Grauburgunder
  • Riesling
  • Chardonnay
  • Weissburgunder
  • Spätburgunder
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). 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. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Brogsitter

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Brogsitter

How Winery Brogsitter wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of tunisian pasta, tartiflette or duck breast in a crust.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Brogsitter

  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Pinot Noir
  • Chardonnay

The word of the wine: Delicate

Said of a wine that is fine and subtle in the mouth.

The top pink wines of Winery Brogsitter

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Brogsitter

How Winery Brogsitter wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sauté of veal with carrots, tagliatelle with carbonara or wild boar bourguignon.

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

  • Blauer Portugieser
  • 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).

Discover the grape variety: Dornfelder

German, intraspecific cross made in 1955 by August Karl Herold (1902-1973) between the helfensteiner and the heroldrebe (more details, click here!). With these same parents he also obtained the hegel. The Dornfelder can be found in Switzerland, United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Canada, United States, ... . Virtually unknown in France, we nevertheless recognize a certain interest in it due to its short phenological cycle and the quality of its wines, both rosé and red.

News about Winery Brogsitter and wines from the region

Cornas & St-Péray 2020: report and top-scoring wines

The wines of Cornas fall broadly into two camps this year; soft and juicy wines for early drinking and some tighter, structured, appetising wines with good longevity. My suggestions are broadly taken from the latter camp. Scroll down for tasting notes and scores for the top-scoring Cornas & St-Péray 2020 wines Many 2018s and 2019s in Cornas are overripe and soft; 2020 is a welcome return to a more clear-headed, focused style. {"content":"PHA+UGllcnJlIENsYXBlIHNheXMgJiM4MjE2O2l ...

Walls: Tasting five vintages of Domaine Gonon St-Joseph

As a wine critic, witnessing a relatively unknown estate rise up and receive the recognition it deserves can be a bittersweet feeling. From a purely selfish point of view, you watch the prices rise inexorably so you can no longer afford to drink wines from that estate as often as you once did. But primarily you’re delighted for the owners and for those who have discovered their wines. Scroll down for Matt Walls’ tasting notes and scores for five vintages of Domaine Gonon St-Joseph {"c ...

Walls: Vacqueyras 2015 vs 2016 – how are they drinking now?

When most winemakers retire, their most important legacy is the wines they made, tucked away in cellars around the world. But Serge Férigoule of Domaine le Sang des Cailloux leaves more than just his superlative red and white Vacqueyras. Diary of a winemaker Every day of his working life, Serge took notes of climatic observations from his vineyards, filling stacks of notebooks. They will provide an invaluable insight into a changing climate for generations to come. Scroll down to see Matt Walls& ...

The word of the wine: Delicate

Said of a wine that is fine and subtle in the mouth.