The Winery François Schmitt of Alsace

Winery François Schmitt
The winery offers 31 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 1736 of the estates of Alsace.
It is located in Alsace

The Winery François Schmitt is one of the best wineries to follow in Alsace.. It offers 31 wines for sale in of Alsace to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery François Schmitt wines

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

The top white wines of Winery François Schmitt

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery François Schmitt

How Winery François Schmitt wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of soft and inexpensive pasta gratin, salmon pavés en papillote or coral lentil dahl.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery François Schmitt

On the nose the white wine of Winery François Schmitt. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery François Schmitt. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery François Schmitt

  • 2013With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.54/5

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

  • Gewürztraminer
  • Riesling
  • Pinot Gris
  • Sylvaner
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Auxerrois

Discovering the wine region of Alsace

Capital of great French aromatic whites, most often dry and single-varietal. Straight, mineral Riesling (lemon, gunflint), opulent, exuberant Gewurztraminer (lychee, rose, spices), round, smoky Pinot Gris, floral, crisp Muscat, supple Pinot Blanc. Fine, fruity Crémants d'Alsace, exceptional sweet Vendanges Tardives and Sélection de Grains Nobles. 15,500 ha at the foot of the Vosges on varied soils, 51 Grands Crus since 1975.

Quintessential gastronomic wines.

The top red wines of Winery François Schmitt

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery François Schmitt

How Winery François Schmitt wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of deer stew, rabbit with mustard, thyme and cream or chicken legs and changing.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery François Schmitt

  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.

The top sparkling wines of Winery François Schmitt

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery François Schmitt

How Winery François Schmitt wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of creamy risotto with scallops, croque madame or roasted pumpkin seeds.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery François Schmitt

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery François Schmitt. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or tree fruit. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery François Schmitt. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery François Schmitt

  • 2015With an average score of 4.30/5

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

  • Pinot Noir
  • Chardonnay

The word of the wine: Free-run wine

The free-run wine is the wine that flows out of the vat by gravity at the time of running off. The marc soaked in wine is then pressed to extract a rich and tannic wine. Free-run wine and press wine are then aged separately and eventually blended by the winemaker in proportions defined according to the type of wine being made.

The top sweet wines of Winery François Schmitt

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery François Schmitt

How Winery François Schmitt wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of mature and hard cheese, fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of shepherd's pie (potatoes, beef, carrots, bacon), tarte tatin or mixed tagliatelle with roquefort sauce and leek.

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery François Schmitt.

  • Gewürztraminer
  • Pinot Gris
  • Riesling

Discover the grape variety: Sylvaner

Lively, understated whites with a tender palate and fresh acidity, with delicate aromas of citrus, white flowers, green apple, hay and typical mineral notes. Light and refreshing finish. Made as easy dry whites and more structured lees-aged cuvées. Star of Alsace AOC (one of the historic varieties), absolute signature of German Franconia (Silvaner on shell-limestone soils) and present in Austria and Switzerland. Central European variety of Austrian origin.

The top pink wines of Winery François Schmitt

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery François Schmitt

How Winery François Schmitt wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

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

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Ventilation

Aeration is the process of decanting the wine to oxygenate it and thus promote the expression of the aromatic range and the harmony of the flavours.

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Discover the grape variety: Pinot gris

Rich, ample whites with a golden robe, showing aromas of pear, quince, honey, smoke, ginger and spice. Made as structured dry wines (Alsace AOC), off-dry and sumptuous late-harvest sweet (vendange tardive, sélection de grains nobles). Lighter and crisper in Italy as Pinot Grigio (Veneto, Friuli). Also in Germany (Grauburgunder), Hungary (Szürkebarát) and Oregon. A grey mutation of Pinot Noir.

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