Winery Johann Peter MertesRiesling Brut
Sparkling wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
The Riesling Brut of the Winery Johann Peter Mertes is in the top 40 of wines of Kanzem.
Food and wine pairings with Riesling Brut
Pairings that work perfectly with Riesling Brut
Original food and wine pairings with Riesling Brut
The Riesling Brut of Winery Johann Peter Mertes matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of sauerkraut (with tips so to do!!!), baked salmon with tomato or veal tagine with preserved lemons and saffron.
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 greatest 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: Filling
Gentle transfer from one barrel to another to oxygenate the wine, eliminate some of the lees and reduce the carbon dioxide (fizz) that was released during the fermentations.
