The Domaine Mersiol is one of the best wineries to follow in Alsace.. It offers 21 wines for sale in of Alsace to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Domaine Mersiol wines in Alsace among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine Mersiol 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 Domaine Mersiol wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Domaine Mersiol wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of broccoli gratin, tuna and mayonnaise onigiri or chicken leg with curry in the oven.
On the nose the white wine of Domaine Mersiol. often reveals types of flavors of oil, microbio or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, green apple or minerality. In the mouth the white wine of Domaine Mersiol. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Alsace, located in the extreme north-east of France, is Distinguished from other French wine regions by its strong Franco-Germanic influences. These influences are the result of a back-and-forth between the German and French sovereignties over the last few centuries. They can be seen not only in the architecture and culture of Alsace, but also in the wines. Alsace wines are produced under three main appellations: Alsace and Alsace Grand Cru for still white wines (Sweet and Dry), and Crémant d'Alsace for Sparkling wines.
Almost all the wines produced in this region fall under one of these three appellations. Alsace Grand Cru wines are produced from one of the 51 privileged vineyards spread along the Length of the region. Alsace is the only French wine region to produce significant quantities of Riesling and Gewurztraminer. These two grape varieties are more commonly associated with German wines and are reminiscent of Alsace's history.
How Domaine Mersiol wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of spanish paella, stuffed potatoes or melon and cucumber gazpacho.
On the nose the sparkling wine of Domaine Mersiol. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, citrus fruit. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Domaine Mersiol. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
Pinot Gris is a grey grape variety mutated from Pinot Noir. It has its origins in Burgundy, where it is called pinot-beurot in reference to the colour of the grey robes worn by the monks of the region. Established in Alsace since the 17th century, pinot gris was called tokay until 2007. It is made up of bunches of small berries that vary in colour from pink to blue-grey. It is particularly well suited to the continental climate because it is resistant to the cold in winter and to spring frosts. This variety also likes dry limestone soils with plenty of sunshine in the summer. Pinot Gris is well suited to late harvesting or to the selection of noble grapes, depending on the year and the concentration of sugars in the berries. Pinot Gris wines are distinguished by their aromatic complexity of white fruits, mushrooms, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc., and their great finesse. In the Loire Valley, pinot gris is used in the Coteaux-d'Ancenis appellations. It gives dry or sweet wines with pear and peach aromas.
How Domaine Mersiol wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of veal with cream and mushrooms, obelix's boar leg in the oven or pasta with chicken and curry.
On the nose the red wine of Domaine Mersiol. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, red fruit.
The addition of sugar at the time of fermentation of the must, an ancient practice, but theorized by Jean-Antoine Chaptal at the dawn of the 19th century. The sugar is transformed into alcohol and allows the natural degree of the wine to be raised in a weak or cold year, or - more questionably - when the winegrower has a harvest that is too large to obtain good maturity.
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Gewurztraminer rosé is a grape variety that originated in France. 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 vine is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Gewurztraminer rosé can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Jura, Champagne, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.
