Winery Johann Peter MertesOckfener Bockstein Riesling Kabinett
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or shellfish.
The Ockfener Bockstein Riesling Kabinett of the Winery Johann Peter Mertes is in the top 40 of wines of Kanzem.
Taste structure of the Ockfener Bockstein Riesling Kabinett from the Winery Johann Peter Mertes
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Ockfener Bockstein Riesling Kabinett of Winery Johann Peter Mertes in the region of Mosel is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Food and wine pairings with Ockfener Bockstein Riesling Kabinett
Pairings that work perfectly with Ockfener Bockstein Riesling Kabinett
Original food and wine pairings with Ockfener Bockstein Riesling Kabinett
The Ockfener Bockstein Riesling Kabinett of Winery Johann Peter Mertes matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of salty crumble with courgettes, goat cheese and bacon, bouillabaisse like in marseille or pasta with puttanesca sauce.
Discover the grape variety: Riesling
Crystalline, taut whites with vibrant acidity and aromas of citrus, green apple, white flowers, vineyard peach and mineral/petrol notes with age. Made as dry (Trocken, Alsace), off-dry (Kabinett, Spätlese) and sweet (Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese, late harvest). Star of the Moselle, Rheingau, Alsace AOC and Wachau. Also exported to Clare Valley and Finger Lakes.
Informations about the Winery Johann Peter Mertes
The Winery Johann Peter Mertes is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in the of Kanzem to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Kanzem
Historic village on the Saar (Germany) in the greater Mosel region, dominated by the Grosse Lage Altenberg on a vertiginous slope (50-85%) of grey and red ferruginous slate. Riesling is the exclusive white: tense and crystalline with intense notes of citrus, peach, green apple, white flowers and a slate-iodine touch, cutting acidity — from lively Kabinett to ample Spätlese and Auslese, exceptional aging. Legendary Eiswein and late-harvest wines. VDP benchmark.
The wine region of Mosel
Kingdom of lively, crystalline Riesling: citrus, green apple, gunflint, tangy tension and signature slate minerality. From light, fruity Kabinett to off-dry Spätlese, up to sweet Auslese and Trockenbeerenauslese of rare finesse. Some supple Müller-Thurgau and lively Elbling. Steeply sloped vineyards (up to 65% at the Bremmer Calmont) on blue and grey slate, 5,400 ha of Riesling (61.
The word of the wine: Varietal wine
Name given to the local wine (IGP), produced from a single grape variety that gives the wine its characteristics of structure and aroma. The Languedoc is the leading producer of this type of wine, from most of the major French grape varieties.
