The Winery Cisterzienser Weingut Michel of Rheinhessen

Winery Cisterzienser Weingut Michel - Bacchus
The winery offers 49 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 1100 of the estates of Rheinhessen.
It is located in Rheinhessen

The Winery Cisterzienser Weingut Michel is one of the best wineries to follow in Rheinhessen.. It offers 49 wines for sale in of Rheinhessen to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Cisterzienser Weingut Michel wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Cisterzienser Weingut Michel

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Cisterzienser Weingut Michel

How Winery Cisterzienser Weingut Michel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of roast pork with mustard and honey, salmon lasagna or red mullet, mackerel, tuna, salmon sushi.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Cisterzienser Weingut Michel

On the nose the white wine of Winery Cisterzienser Weingut Michel. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Cisterzienser Weingut Michel. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Cisterzienser Weingut Michel

  • 2014With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.84/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Cisterzienser Weingut Michel.

  • Riesling
  • Grauburgunder
  • Chardonnay
  • Bacchus
  • Silvaner
  • Rivaner

Discovering the wine region of Rheinhessen

Rheinhessen is Germany's largest region for producing the quality wines of the Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete (QbA) and Prädikatswein designations, with roughly 26,500 hectares (65,000 acres) of Vineyard">Vineyards as of 2014. Many of its most significant viticultural areas are favorably influenced by the Rhine river, which runs aLong its North and eastern borders. The Rhine, along with the Nahe river to the west and the Haardt mountains to its South, form a natural border. Rheinhessen covers an area south of Rheingau, north of Pfalz and east of Nahe, and is located within the Rhineland-Palatinate federal state.

The region has been cultivating Grapes for wine production at least since ancient Roman occupation. It's also the home to the oldest surviving records of a German vineyard. Named Glöck, the vineyard was included in a deed for a church and vineyards gifted by Carloman – a duke of the Franks of the Carolingian family and the uncle of the first Holy Roman Emperor, Charlemagne – to the diocese of Würzburg in 742. Within a century, dozens of villages were cultivating grapes throughout Rheinhessen.

An early documentation of Riesling as a distinct grape variety, identified as Rüssling, was also found in records from the city Worms dating back to 1402. The Size of the region, and its location on the Rhine, has given it a significant role in Germany's wine industry history. Its largest city, Mainz, has been an unofficial Center for wine trade, being home to several national wine organizations including the German Wine Institute and the Association of German Prädikat Wine Estates (Verband Deutscher Prädikats-und Qualitätsweingüter e. V.

The top red wines of Winery Cisterzienser Weingut Michel

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Cisterzienser Weingut Michel

How Winery Cisterzienser Weingut Michel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pork shoulder with mustard, merguez with lentils or boar in civet.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Cisterzienser Weingut Michel

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Cisterzienser Weingut Michel. is a with a nice freshness.

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Cisterzienser Weingut Michel.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Dornfelder
  • Regent
  • Spätburgunder
  • Sankt Laurent

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.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Cisterzienser Weingut Michel

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Cisterzienser Weingut Michel

How Winery Cisterzienser Weingut Michel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of tartiflette, mexican salad with spicy dressing or honey chicken wok style.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Cisterzienser Weingut Michel.

  • Riesling
  • Sauvignon Blanc

The word of the wine: Thinning

Also known as green harvesting, the practice of removing excess bunches of grapes from certain vines, usually in July, but sometimes later. This is often necessary, but not always a good thing, as the remaining bunches often gain weight.

The top pink wines of Winery Cisterzienser Weingut Michel

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Cisterzienser Weingut Michel

How Winery Cisterzienser Weingut Michel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of tournedos rossini with port sauce or pizza of the south west : duck breast, roquefort.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Cisterzienser Weingut Michel.

  • Dornfelder
  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Cisterzienser Weingut Michel

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

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

News about Winery Cisterzienser Weingut Michel and wines from the region

Walls: Counoise spreads its wings

It’s easy to forget that the southern Rhône’s four most prevalent red varieties aren’t indigenous. Grenache, Carignan and Mourvèdre all appear to originate from Spain; Syrah made its way down the river from the northern Rhône. Of the long tail of other grapes, most have their roots closer to home. Plantings have dwindled in recent years, but today local varieties are experiencing renewed interest. One that’s finding a lot of fans – both in the Rhône and further afield – is Counoise. Scroll down ...

Decanter World Wine Awards 2022: Results announced

The world’s largest and most influential wine competition, Decanter World Wine Awards results offer a definitive guide to the dynamic world of wine. Each year’s results offer surprises and revelations, highlighting growth in quality and consistency – or lack thereof. An all-time record for wines tasted, discover the results from the 19th edition of the competition. Quick links to DWWA 2022 results Search all Best in Show medals Search all Platinum medals Search all Gold medals Search ...

Symington Family Estates unveils €12m Douro winery design

With a production capacity of 691,000 litres, the Quinta do Ataíde winery in the Vilariça Valley will be exclusively used for unfortified wine production. The investment sum is triple the amount initially estimated back in 2018, and the winery is a key part of the company’s strategy to double premium unfortified wine sales by 2030. ‘Since the original plans were announced, we have decided to significantly increase the size of the facility as a result of our confidence in the growing demand ...

The word of the wine: Thinning

Also known as green harvesting, the practice of removing excess bunches of grapes from certain vines, usually in July, but sometimes later. This is often necessary, but not always a good thing, as the remaining bunches often gain weight.