The Winery Kurtatsch (Cortaccia) of Unknow region

Winery Kurtatsch (Cortaccia) - Müller Thurgau
The winery offers 57 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 58 of the estates of Unknow region.
It is located in Unknow region

The Winery Kurtatsch (Cortaccia) is one of the world's great estates. It offers 57 wines for sale in of Unknow region to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Kurtatsch (Cortaccia) wines

Looking for the best Winery Kurtatsch (Cortaccia) wines in Unknow region among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Kurtatsch (Cortaccia) 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 Kurtatsch (Cortaccia) wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Kurtatsch (Cortaccia)

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Kurtatsch (Cortaccia)

How Winery Kurtatsch (Cortaccia) wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or vegetarian such as recipes of shrimp curry (reunionese recipe), pasta with puttanesca sauce or mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Kurtatsch (Cortaccia)

On the nose the white wine of Winery Kurtatsch (Cortaccia). often reveals types of flavors of citrus, lime or lemon and sometimes also flavors of grass, oil or earth. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Kurtatsch (Cortaccia). is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Kurtatsch (Cortaccia)

  • 2010With an average score of 4.12/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.75/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Kurtatsch (Cortaccia).

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Pinot Grigio
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Müller-Thurgau

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The top sparkling wines of Winery Kurtatsch (Cortaccia)

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Kurtatsch (Cortaccia)

How Winery Kurtatsch (Cortaccia) wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of pasta with veal stock sauce, seafood pastilla or stuffed eggplant bonifacian style.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Kurtatsch (Cortaccia)

In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Kurtatsch (Cortaccia). is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Kurtatsch (Cortaccia)

  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Kurtatsch (Cortaccia).

  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Bronner

An interspecific cross between merzling and rondo obtained in 1975 by Norbert Becker of the Freiburg Research Institute in Germany. It has the particularity of having only one gene for resistance to mildew and powdery mildew. However, the I.N.R.A. Bordeaux Sciences Agro has since noted a loss of efficiency on mildew due to a bypass. It can be found in Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Italy, England, etc. It is not very widespread today and is almost unknown in France. It should not be confused with another variety of the same name, which comes from a Pinot Blanc seedling, also obtained in Germany by Johann Philipp Bronner.

The top sweet wines of Winery Kurtatsch (Cortaccia)

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Kurtatsch (Cortaccia)

How Winery Kurtatsch (Cortaccia) wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of tartiflette with smoked salmon, pasta with chicken and curry or apple pie.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Kurtatsch (Cortaccia)

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Kurtatsch (Cortaccia). often reveals types of flavors of earth.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Kurtatsch (Cortaccia)

  • 2015With an average score of 4.42/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.99/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Kurtatsch (Cortaccia).

  • Gewürztraminer
  • Moscato Giallo
  • Moscato Rosa del Trentino

The word of the wine: Vineyard

Said of a wine with a certain alcoholic richness and clearly showing the characteristics that distinguish wine from other alcoholic beverages.

The top red wines of Winery Kurtatsch (Cortaccia)

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Kurtatsch (Cortaccia)

How Winery Kurtatsch (Cortaccia) wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of oxtail with seed sauce, veal blanquette à l'ancienne or duck parmentier.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Kurtatsch (Cortaccia)

On the nose the red wine of Winery Kurtatsch (Cortaccia). often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Kurtatsch (Cortaccia). is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Kurtatsch (Cortaccia)

  • 2008With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.12/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.84/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Kurtatsch (Cortaccia).

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Vernatsch
  • Merlot
  • Lagrein
  • Blauburgunder
  • Cabernet Franc

Discover the grape variety: Zinfandel

From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.

The top pink wines of Winery Kurtatsch (Cortaccia)

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Kurtatsch (Cortaccia)

How Winery Kurtatsch (Cortaccia) wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast veal with milk and rosemary, stuffed squid in the sétoise sauce or rabbit good woman.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Kurtatsch (Cortaccia)

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Kurtatsch (Cortaccia). often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Kurtatsch (Cortaccia)

  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Kurtatsch (Cortaccia).

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Bâtonnage

A very old technique that has come back into fashion in modern oenology, which consists of shaking the white wine in the barrels at the end of fermentation, or after fermentation, with a stick or a flail, in order to suspend the fine lees composed of yeasts at the end of their activity. This process is sometimes used for red wines.

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Discover the grape variety: Kerner

Intraspecific crossing between frankenthal and riesling obtained in Germany in 1929 by August Karl Herold (1902/1973). In 1951 and by crossing it with the sylvaner, we obtained the juwel. It should be noted that there is a mutation of Kerner, discovered in 1974 and bearing the name of kernling, with grapes of pink-grey to red-grey colour at full maturity. Kerner can be found in Germany, Belgium, Slovenia, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, South Africa, Australia, the United States, Canada, Japan... practically unknown in France except in a few Moselle vineyards.

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The word of the wine: Vineyard

Said of a wine with a certain alcoholic richness and clearly showing the characteristics that distinguish wine from other alcoholic beverages.