The Winery Castell of Franken

Winery Castell
The winery offers 91 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 103 of the estates of Franken.
It is located in Franken

The Winery Castell is one of the best wineries to follow in Franken.. It offers 91 wines for sale in of Franken to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Castell wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Castell

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Castell

How Winery Castell wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or vegetarian such as recipes of duck with orange, tartiflette or quiche without pastry.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Castell

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Castell

  • 2007With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.65/5

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

  • Silvaner
  • Riesling
  • Müller-Thurgau
  • Weissburgunder
  • Bacchus
  • Scheurebe

Discovering the wine region of Franken

Franken, or Franconia in English, is a wine-growing region in the northwest of Germany's historic state of Bavaria. Though Bavaria may be more famous for its beer, Franken boasts a proud viticultural tradition and is one of the most unique regions in the country. There are just over 6,100 hectares (15,073 ac) of vines Planted in Franken and around 80 percent of these are white Grape varieties. Here, Riesling plays second fiddle to the often overlooked Silvaner and Müller-Thurgau.

Indeed, Silvaner lays claim as Franken's leading grape variety and is one of the only places in the world where it outperforms Riesling. This area is also home to the distinctive Bocksbeutal, an ellipsoidal bottle that is protected by the European Union. More than 40 percent of all Franken wines are bottled in the Bocksbeutel, which is often described as flagon-like in appearance. Only Franken and nearby villages in northern Baden are allowed to use the Bocksbeutal, with selected areas in Portugal, Italy and Greece permitted to employ their own variations.

The Main river cuts a weaving path through the best wine-producing villages, with south-facing Vineyards lining its banks. The many tributaries to the Main are also influential and help mitigate the cold winter temperatures brought about by the continental Climate. The river defines the region's three Bereichs, which are named after various geographical indicators: Mainviereck (Main square), Maindreieck (Main triangle) and Steigerwald (Steiger forest). Franken has a wine-making history that dates back at least 1,200 years, with evidence that Emperor Charlemagne approved a document describing the borders between the towns of Randersacker and Würzburg in 779.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Castell

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Castell

How Winery Castell wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or poultry such as recipes of pike dumplings with shrimp sauce, thai beef wok or chicken fajitas.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Castell

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

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Castell

  • 0With an average score of 4.10/5

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

  • Silvaner
  • Müller-Thurgau
  • Scheurebe
  • Kerner
  • Bacchus

Discover the grape variety: Weissburgunder

The top red wines of Winery Castell

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Castell

How Winery Castell wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of vegetarian, beef or veal such as recipes of nanie's diced ham quiche, barbecued prime rib with coarse salt or cocotte chicken roulades.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Castell

On the nose the red wine of Winery Castell. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Castell. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Castell

  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Domina
  • Acolon
  • Dornfelder
  • Spätburgunder
  • Blauer Portugieser
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

The word of the wine: Racé

Character of a great wine remarkable for its elegance and finesse.

The top pink wines of Winery Castell

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Castell

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

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Castell

  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.57/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Acolon
  • Müller-Thurgau
  • Kerner
  • Domina

Discover the grape variety: Müller-Thurgau

Müller-Thurgau shows the character of its noble origins. This Swiss white grape variety is a cross between the royal madeleine and the riesling. The idea that the latter was crossed with the sylvaner is irrelevant. The variety can be recognized by its vigorous character and its semi-erect habit. Preferring rich soils and short prunings, the plant sees its buds open quite early. The buds are cottony and soft green in color. The slightly embossed and tormented blade, with 5 to 7 lobes, makes it possible to distinguish the adult leaves. The clusters appear compact, pyramidal or cylindrical in shape and small to medium in size. The flavour of the Müller-Turgau berries is reminiscent of Muscat. The juicy and crunchy pulp is revealed under a greyish skin. When ripe, the fruit has a mottled shell on a golden yellow background. Switzerland prefers to extract the juice from this variety. The wine made from it is rather heavy and does not keep well.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Castell

Planning a wine route in the of Franken? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Castell.

Discover the grape variety: Blauer Portugieser