The Winery Jean Stodden of Ahr

Winery Jean Stodden - Herrenberg Sp&aumltburgunder GG
The winery offers 48 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 2 of the estates of Ahr.
It is located in Ahr

The Winery Jean Stodden is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 48 wines for sale in of Ahr to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Jean Stodden wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Jean Stodden

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Jean Stodden

How Winery Jean Stodden wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of meat and goat pie, potjevleesch or stuffed guinea fowl in the oven.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Jean Stodden

On the nose the red wine of Winery Jean Stodden. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, microbio or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, black fruit or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Jean Stodden. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Jean Stodden

  • 2006With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.91/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Jean Stodden.

  • Spätburgunder
  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Ahr

Ahr is one of Germany’s least-known and Northernmost wine regions, known for its Pinot Noir reds. It Lies immediately north of the Mosel, and follows the Ahr River in the Final stages of its journey towards its confluence with the Rhein. One might expect a wine region this far north (50°N) to specialize in white wines – like almost every other cool-Climate wine region. After all, neighboring Mosel and Mittelrhein both clearly favor white wines (around 85 percent).

However Ahr producing around 85 percent red wines, of which around three-quarters are made from Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir). The classic example is brick red in Color and smells of red cherries, Sweetspices and forest floor. Barrel-aging can add spice and savory notes. Ahr Pinot Noir is now a much more Serious, modern and "international" wine style that it once was.

Until 30 years ago, the wines were often slightly sweet and very pale. Today they are invariably Dry and deeper in color – although still much paler than the inky Pinots found in, say, Central Otago. Across Germany (most obviously in Pfalz and Baden), assisted by climate change, the popularity of Pinot Noir has been steadily increasing. The wave of interest has carried German Spätburgunder to new heights, and saved from near-extinction the earlier-ripening Pinot Noir clone, Fruhburgunder.

The top white wines of Winery Jean Stodden

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Jean Stodden

How Winery Jean Stodden wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of savoyard pizza (cream base), lobster in court-bouillon or chicken with rice and curry cream.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Jean Stodden

On the nose the white wine of Winery Jean Stodden. often reveals types of flavors of earth, citrus fruit or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Jean Stodden. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Jean Stodden

  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.61/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Jean Stodden.

  • Riesling
  • Spätburgunder

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

The top pink wines of Winery Jean Stodden

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Jean Stodden

How Winery Jean Stodden wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of vegetarian such as recipes of vegan leek and tofu quiche.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Jean Stodden

  • 2018With an average score of 3.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Jean Stodden.

  • Spätburgunder
  • Blauer Portugieser

The word of the wine: Bacchus

Roman god of the vine and wine, often evoked to qualify everything that concerns the world of wine, and in particular its consumption. His name gave the adjective "bachique" which suggests the idea of celebration and conviviality.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Jean Stodden

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Jean Stodden

How Winery Jean Stodden wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of green lentils strasbourg style, sea bream in foil on the barbecue or tuscan linguine.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Jean Stodden.

  • Riesling

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.

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The word of the wine: Bacchus

Roman god of the vine and wine, often evoked to qualify everything that concerns the world of wine, and in particular its consumption. His name gave the adjective "bachique" which suggests the idea of celebration and conviviality.