Winery Gustav Adolf SchmittNiersteiner Gutes Domtal Kabinett
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Gustav Adolf Schmitt's Niersteiner Gutes Domtal Kabinett.
Discover the grape variety: Aurore
Interspecific cross between 788 Seibel x 29 Seibel - like 4638 white Seibel - obtained by Albert Seibel (1844-1936).
Informations about the Winery Gustav Adolf Schmitt
The Winery Gustav Adolf Schmitt is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 37 wines for sale in the of Nierstein to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Nierstein
Nierstein is significant town and wine-growing region in Rheinhessen, Germany. It sits on the banks of the Rhine river between the cities of Mainz and Worms, and also lends its name to one of Rheinhessen's three Bereiche (wine districts). The town's viticultural area is the second-largest wine-growing Center in Rheinhessen, with 783 hectares (1935 acres) under Vine. Of these, the vast majority are white Grapes, with Riesling being the absolutely dominant grape variety.
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 word of the wine: Champagne rosé
Often obtained by adding red wines (from Champagne), it is even the only vineyard where this practice is allowed. Some producers prefer the practice used in other regions, i.e. a short maceration to extract sufficient colouring matter. This results in winey rosés for meals. Elegant aperitif rosé is more often made from red wine coloured Chardonnay. Rosés can be vintage or non vintage.
