Winery Hensel - Höhenflug Merlot

Winery HenselHöhenflug Merlot

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Höhenflug Merlot of Winery Hensel is a red wine from the region of Pfalz.
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
The Höhenflug Merlot of the Winery Hensel is in the top 60 of wines of Pfalz.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Höhenflug Merlot of Winery Hensel in the region of Pfalz often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Höhenflug Merlot

Pairings that work perfectly with Höhenflug Merlot

Original food and wine pairings with Höhenflug Merlot

The Höhenflug Merlot of Winery Hensel matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of express veal stew in a pressure cooker or wild boar bourguignon.

Details and technical informations about Winery Hensel's Höhenflug Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Last vintages of this wine

Höhenflug Merlot - 2017
In the top 60 of of Pfalz wines
Average rating: 411110
Höhenflug Merlot - 2016
In the top 60 of of Pfalz wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Höhenflug Merlot - 2015
In the top 60 of of Pfalz wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Höhenflug Merlot - 2014
In the top 60 of of Pfalz wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Höhenflug Merlot - 2013
In the top 60 of of Pfalz wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Höhenflug Merlot - 2012
In the top 60 of of Pfalz wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Höhenflug Merlot - 2011
In the top 60 of of Pfalz wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of Höhenflug Merlot from Winery Hensel are 2016, 2014, 2013, 2015 and 2017.

Informations about the Winery Hensel

The winery offers 66 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Pfalz

The Winery Hensel is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 56 wines for sale in the of Pfalz to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Pfalz
In the top 300 of of Germany wines
In the top 70 of of Pfalz wines
In the top 15000 of red wines
In the top 20000 wines of the world

The wine region of Pfalz

Pfalz is a key wine producing region in western Germany, located between the Rhein/Rhine river and the low-lying Haardt mountain range (a natural continuation of the Alsatian Vosges). It covers a rectangle of land 45 miles (75km) Long and 15 miles (25km) wide. To the NorthLiesRheinhessen; to the South, the French border and Alsace. In terms of both quality and quantity, Pfalz is one of Germany's most important regions, and one which shows great promise for the future.

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The word of the wine: Balsamic

Aromas reminiscent of balsam, resin, incense, but also vanilla or liquorice wood.

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