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 moroccan veal tagine from hanane, salty crumble with courgettes, goat cheese and bacon or light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream).

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

Homeland of German Silvaner: dry, straight, mineral and lively whites with notes of green apple, citrus, fresh herbs and a saline touch, planted here for over 350 years (1,500 ha, a quarter of the vineyard). Also supple, floral Müller-Thurgau, taut Riesling, aromatic Bacchus. Some discreet reds (Spätburgunder). 6,040 ha in Bavaria along the Main around Würzburg, red sandstone and shell-limestone soils.

Bottled in the famous ovoid Bocksbeutel.

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 zarzuela mayonapo, navarin of lamb or old-fashioned turkey fillets.

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

Elegant, full-bodied dry whites with a pale golden color, ample palate and preserved fresh acidity, offering refined aromas of white fruits (apple, pear), almond, hazelnut, white flowers (acacia) and mineral notes (limestone, flint). Fine barrel-ageing and cellaring potential. Star of great German-speaking whites: Baden VDP, Palatinate VDP, Wachau DAC, Alto Adige DOC (as pinot bianco). German synonym for pinot blanc, a white-skinned mutation of pinot noir.

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 magic cake cheese quiche, beef tongue in hot sauce or small stuffed provençal dishes.

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: VDQS

Delimited wine of superior quality. A level of appellation (today, barely 1% of French production) which constitutes the ultimate step before the accession to the AOC.

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: Grauburgunder

Structured, full-bodied dry whites with a slightly copper-tinged pale golden colour, ample palate and moderate acidity, showing signature aromas of yellow fruits (pear, peach, apricot), honey, smoke, almond and spiced notes. Also produced as off-dry and botrytised sweet wines. Makes great German-speaking whites in Germany (Baden, Palatinate), Austria, northern Italy (Südtirol) and Switzerland. German synonym for pinot gris, a French grey variety native to Burgundy.

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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: Riesling

Crystalline, taut whites with vibrant acidity and aromas of citrus, green apple, white flowers, vineyard peach and mineral/petrol notes with age. Made as dry (Trocken, Alsace), off-dry (Kabinett, Spätlese) and sweet (Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese, late harvest). Star of the Moselle, Rheingau, Alsace AOC and Wachau. Also exported to Clare Valley and Finger Lakes.