The Winery Kühling-Gillot of Rheinhessen

Winery Kühling-Gillot
The winery offers 84 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 7 of the estates of Rheinhessen.
It is located in Rheinhessen

The Winery Kühling-Gillot is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 84 wines for sale in of Rheinhessen to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Located in the picturesque landscape of Rheinhessen, Germany, the Kühling-Gillot Estate is a gem for wine enthusiasts. Its roots go back more than 230 years, bearing witness to its heritage and tradition in the art of winemaking. The estate spans about 11 hectares, including vineyards surely not treated with pesticides. The estate is renowned for its organic farming and sustainable practices that emphasize soil health, biodiversity, and ecological balance. In the vineyards, one can observe a variety of local flowering plants and herbs, reflecting the estate's commitment to biodiversity and sustainability. The unique blend of soils at the Kühling-Gillot Estate, ranging from heavy clay to rich limestone, allows for the production of a varied range of wines. The vines draw varied minerals from the soil, giving the wines an unparalleled depth and complexity of flavor. The estate is particularly known for its Riesling, which is regarded as one of the best in Germany. Over the years, Kühling-Gillot has continued to innovate while remaining true to its traditions. The winemaking process includes modern techniques such as spontaneous fermentation and the use of old oak barrels to ensure each wine reveals the unique characteristics of its terroir. The wine is then bottled unfiltered to preserve the purity of the flavors. The interior of the cellar has managed to retain the rustic charm of yesteryear, equipped with stone arches and old wine presses. Visitors are always welcomed to discover and appreciate the wine and beauty of the estate, while learning more about the history of winemaking.

Top Winery Kühling-Gillot wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Kühling-Gillot

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Kühling-Gillot

How Winery Kühling-Gillot wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of braised (green) cabbage, sea sauerkraut with white wine or traditional hungarian goulash.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Kühling-Gillot

On the nose the white wine of Winery Kühling-Gillot. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, tree fruit or mango and sometimes also flavors of dried apricot, banana or non oak. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Kühling-Gillot. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Kühling-Gillot

  • 2008With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.46/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.02/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Kühling-Gillot.

  • Riesling
  • Grauburgunder
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Scheurebe
  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Rheinhessen

Rheinhessen is Germany's largest region for producing the quality wines of the Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete (QbA) and Prädikatswein designations, with roughly 26,500 hectares (65,000 acres) of Vineyard">Vineyards as of 2014. Many of its most significant viticultural areas are favorably influenced by the Rhine river, which runs aLong its North and eastern borders. The Rhine, along with the Nahe river to the west and the Haardt mountains to its South, form a natural border. Rheinhessen covers an area south of Rheingau, north of Pfalz and east of Nahe, and is located within the Rhineland-Palatinate federal state.

The region has been cultivating Grapes for wine production at least since ancient Roman occupation. It's also the home to the oldest surviving records of a German vineyard. Named Glöck, the vineyard was included in a deed for a church and vineyards gifted by Carloman – a duke of the Franks of the Carolingian family and the uncle of the first Holy Roman Emperor, Charlemagne – to the diocese of Würzburg in 742. Within a century, dozens of villages were cultivating grapes throughout Rheinhessen.

An early documentation of Riesling as a distinct grape variety, identified as Rüssling, was also found in records from the city Worms dating back to 1402. The Size of the region, and its location on the Rhine, has given it a significant role in Germany's wine industry history. Its largest city, Mainz, has been an unofficial Center for wine trade, being home to several national wine organizations including the German Wine Institute and the Association of German Prädikat Wine Estates (Verband Deutscher Prädikats-und Qualitätsweingüter e. V.

The top red wines of Winery Kühling-Gillot

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Kühling-Gillot

How Winery Kühling-Gillot wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of autumn beef bourguignon, marinated lamb chops (honey, worcestershire sauce, olive oil) or duck confit parmentier.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Kühling-Gillot

On the nose the red wine of Winery Kühling-Gillot. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, red fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or earth. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Kühling-Gillot. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Kühling-Gillot

  • 2013With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.96/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Kühling-Gillot.

  • Spätburgunder
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Dornfelder
  • Grauburgunder

Discover the grape variety: Dornfelder

German, intraspecific cross made in 1955 by August Karl Herold (1902-1973) between the helfensteiner and the heroldrebe (more details, click here!). With these same parents he also obtained the hegel. The Dornfelder can be found in Switzerland, United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Canada, United States, ... . Virtually unknown in France, we nevertheless recognize a certain interest in it due to its short phenological cycle and the quality of its wines, both rosé and red.

The top pink wines of Winery Kühling-Gillot

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Kühling-Gillot

How Winery Kühling-Gillot wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of vegetarian such as recipes of quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Kühling-Gillot

  • 2018With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.27/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Kühling-Gillot.

  • Spätburgunder

The word of the wine: Serious

A Bordeaux term for small pebbles from the Pyrenees, eroded, rounded and transported by the Garonne to Aquitaine. They are mainly found on the left bank in the area.... known as the Graves, and further downstream in the Médoc. By extension, gravel is found in other regions, brought by other rivers or even glaciers.

The top sweet wines of Winery Kühling-Gillot

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Kühling-Gillot

How Winery Kühling-Gillot wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of paupiettes with tomato sauce, marmite dieppoise or veal tagine with preserved lemons and saffron.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Kühling-Gillot

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Kühling-Gillot. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the sweet wine of Winery Kühling-Gillot. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Kühling-Gillot

  • 2015With an average score of 4.26/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Kühling-Gillot.

  • Riesling

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Kühling-Gillot

Planning a wine route in the of Rheinhessen? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Kühling-Gillot.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

News about Winery Kühling-Gillot and wines from the region

The Saint-Véran appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Saint-Véran appellation.The exercice is particularly complex as there are so many variables that make up the terroir throughout its geographical area. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in June 2021. Retrouvez-nous sur les réseaux so ...

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At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Péronne

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The word of the wine: Serious

A Bordeaux term for small pebbles from the Pyrenees, eroded, rounded and transported by the Garonne to Aquitaine. They are mainly found on the left bank in the area.... known as the Graves, and further downstream in the Médoc. By extension, gravel is found in other regions, brought by other rivers or even glaciers.