The Winery Henri Bleger of Alsace

Winery Henri Bleger
The winery offers 19 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 2859 of the estates of Alsace.
It is located in Alsace

The Winery Henri Bleger is one of the best wineries to follow in Alsace.. It offers 19 wines for sale in of Alsace to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Henri Bleger wines

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

The top sparkling wines of Winery Henri Bleger

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Henri Bleger

How Winery Henri Bleger wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of shrimp in coconut milk curry, chicken risotto with curry or macaroons foie gras / figs.

Discovering the wine region of Alsace

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.

The top white wines of Winery Henri Bleger

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Henri Bleger

How Winery Henri Bleger wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of pork roulades with cream and mushrooms, salmon pavés en papillote or island grouper.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Henri Bleger

  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Riesling
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Pinot Gris
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Sylvaner

Discover the grape variety: Sylvaner

The sylvaner is grown mainly in Germany and Alsace. The buds are somewhat cottony and the young leaves are green. The same applies to the ribbed branches. Once mature, the dominant colour is golden-green and small elliptical berries with small to medium-sized bunches can be seen. The ripe fruit is then adorned by five-lobed leaves. This variety is susceptible to chlorosis, gray mold, powdery mildew and mildew. It is also sensitive to frost and wind because of its long branches. It can be grown in any kind of soil, although it prefers stony, sandy and light soils. It is indeed moderately acidic and offers a complex set of aromas such as bitter almond, fruity and floral background. The taste has an excellent mixture of honey and candied or dried fruits.

The top pink wines of Winery Henri Bleger

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Henri Bleger

How Winery Henri Bleger wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of chicken supreme with morels, roast pork orloff or stuffed guinea fowl in the oven.

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

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Drain

Stopper, originally made of wood, used to plug barrels and more generally all wooden containers used to store or mature wine.

The top red wines of Winery Henri Bleger

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Henri Bleger

How Winery Henri Bleger wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of veal tagine with prunes, duck fillets with honey or croque madame.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Henri Bleger

On the nose the red wine of Winery Henri Bleger. often reveals types of flavors of oak.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Henri Bleger

  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.77/5

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

  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: White muscat

White muscat is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.

The top sweet wines of Winery Henri Bleger

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Henri Bleger

How Winery Henri Bleger wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of jambalaya (louisiana), grilled sea bass with herbs or chinese noodles with shrimp.

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Henri Bleger.

  • Gewürztraminer
  • Pinot Gris

The word of the wine: Rimage

"Vintage", in Catalan. A natural sweet wine that is bottled early to preserve its fruitiness, as opposed to those aged in an oxidizing environment (see this word). Syn.: vintage (for maury, port).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Henri Bleger

Planning a wine route in the of Alsace? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Henri Bleger.

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. 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 Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

News about Winery Henri Bleger and wines from the region

The Saint-Véran appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Saint-Véran appellation.The exercice is particularly complex as there are so many variables that make up the terroir throughout its geographical area. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in June 2021. Retrouvez-nous sur les réseaux so ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Bray

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Bray, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/ ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Burgy

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Burgy, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/ ...

The word of the wine: Drain

Stopper, originally made of wood, used to plug barrels and more generally all wooden containers used to store or mature wine.

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