The Winery Koenig of Alsace

Winery Koenig
The winery offers 24 different wines
3.6
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 1259 of the estates of Alsace.
It is located in Alsace

The Winery Koenig is one of the best wineries to follow in Alsace.. It offers 24 wines for sale in of Alsace to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Koenig wines

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

The top sparkling wines of Winery Koenig

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Koenig

How Winery Koenig wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of seafood and mushroom quiche, royal couscous (lamb, chicken, merguez) or rillettes of sardines.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Koenig

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Koenig. often reveals types of flavors of lemon, microbio or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Koenig. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

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

  • Pinot Noir
  • Pinot Blanc

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 Koenig

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Koenig

How Winery Koenig wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or mushrooms such as recipes of chicken in red wine, monkfish with curry or chicken in sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Koenig

On the nose the white wine of Winery Koenig. often reveals types of flavors of peach, microbio or stone and sometimes also flavors of minerality, lime or green apple. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Koenig. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Koenig

  • 2008With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.59/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.59/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.56/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.44/5

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

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

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 sweet wines of Winery Koenig

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Koenig

How Winery Koenig wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream), garlic shrimp or tomato, ham, cheese and mushroom pie.

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

  • Pinot Gris

The word of the wine: Clear

Said of a wine that is clear and brilliant in colour and contains no suspended matter.

The top red wines of Winery Koenig

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Koenig

How Winery Koenig wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of capon stuffed with morels, rabbit provencale (mario style) or hawaiian pizza.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Koenig

On the nose the red wine of Winery Koenig. often reveals types of flavors of raspberry, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Koenig. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Koenig

  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Pinot Noir

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.

The top pink wines of Winery Koenig

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Koenig

How Winery Koenig wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast veal with caramelized carrots, alsatian sauerkraut or blood duck (tour d'argent).

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

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Breeding

It can last for several years. The bottles are stacked in the cellars and waited for the light and heat. The yeasts gradually give the wine compounds that enrich it. A long maturation is a guarantee of quality.

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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.

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The word of the wine: Clear

Said of a wine that is clear and brilliant in colour and contains no suspended matter.

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