The Winery Deutzerhof of Ahr

Winery Deutzerhof - Alfred C. Portugieser Alte Reben
The winery offers 41 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 47 of the estates of Ahr.
It is located in Ahr

The Winery Deutzerhof is one of the world's great estates. It offers 41 wines for sale in of Ahr to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Deutzerhof wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Deutzerhof

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Deutzerhof

How Winery Deutzerhof wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef stew, veal meatballs with curry or duck confit (canned).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Deutzerhof

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Deutzerhof

  • 2012With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.72/5

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

  • Spätburgunder
  • Pinot Noir Précoce
  • Pinot Noir
  • Dornfelder
  • Blauer Portugieser
  • Regent

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 sparkling wines of Winery Deutzerhof

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Deutzerhof

How Winery Deutzerhof wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of vegetarian, pork or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo, stuffed artichoke or salmon burger.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Deutzerhof

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Deutzerhof. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Deutzerhof

  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5

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

  • Riesling
  • Spätburgunder

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 white wines of Winery Deutzerhof

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Deutzerhof

How Winery Deutzerhof wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of rabbit in sauce, small cuttlefish a la plancha or home-made white pudding.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Deutzerhof

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Deutzerhof

  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5

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

  • Riesling
  • Chardonnay
  • Grauburgunder

The word of the wine: Stirring

In the traditional method, the operation aims to bring the deposits against the cork by the movement of the bottles placed on desks. The stirring can be manual or mechanical (using gyropalettes).

The top pink wines of Winery Deutzerhof

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Deutzerhof

How Winery Deutzerhof wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of vegetarian, veal or pork such as recipes of quiche lorraine, dafina or pork chops with mustard.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Deutzerhof

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Deutzerhof. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

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

  • Spätburgunder
  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Discover the grape variety: Regent

A complex interspecific cross between the diana (sylvaner x Müller-Thurgau) and the chambourcin obtained in Germany in 1967 by Gerhardt Alleweldt. It can be found in Quebec (Canada), Belgium and Switzerland, but is little known in France. It should be noted that Regent, a monogenic variety, which is nevertheless resistant to certain cryptogamic diseases, was "bypassed" in 2010 by a less resistant strain of mildew, which was also the case for bianca.

News about Winery Deutzerhof and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Stirring

In the traditional method, the operation aims to bring the deposits against the cork by the movement of the bottles placed on desks. The stirring can be manual or mechanical (using gyropalettes).