Winery ZillikenCuvée Jean Baptiste
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cuvée Jean Baptiste of Winery Zilliken in the region of Mosel often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Jean Baptiste
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Jean Baptiste
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Jean Baptiste
The Cuvée Jean Baptiste of Winery Zilliken matches generally quite well with dishes of vegetarian such as recipes of quiche without eggs.
Details and technical informations about Winery Zilliken's Cuvée Jean Baptiste.
Discover the grape variety: Aligoté
Aligoté is an ancient Burgundian grape variety (it has different names depending on the region in which it is grown: griset blanc in Beaune, giboudot blanc in the Chalonnais or troyen blanc in the Aube), mainly used in the production of Bourgogne-Aligoté, Bouzeron and Crémant-de-Bourgogne.aligoté is a medium-fine white grape variety, quite productive, which gives clear, acidic, fresh and light white wines. An anecdote often says that it was a member of the clergy named Kir who gave it its letters of nobility by adding it to blackcurrant cream to prepare an aperitif.produced on more than 1,600 hectares in Burgundy, aligoté has also been exported. It is also cultivated in Eastern Europe (Ukraine, Romania), California, Canada and Chile, representing more than 20,000 hectares in the world.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée Jean Baptiste from Winery Zilliken are 2017, 0
Informations about the Winery Zilliken
The Winery Zilliken is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 29 wines for sale in the of Mosel to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Mosel
Mosel is the most famous of Germany's 13 official wine regions, and also the third largest in terms of production. As with many German regions, it is most aasociated with a range of wine styles made from the Riesling grape variety, but Müller-Thurgau is also widely planted. The best Mosel Riesling wines are some of the finest whites in the world. Light and low in Alcohol, they can be intensely fragrant with beguiling Floral">floral and Mineral notes, and a wonderful Balance of sweetness and Acidity.
The word of the wine: Rebêche (champagne)
Must obtained in excess of the 2 550 litres authorised for a weight of 4 000 kilos of grapes. The first 2 050 litres constitute the cuvée and the next 500 litres the taille. The rebêche represents 1 to 3 % of the total volume and must be distilled or used to make ratafia.
