The Winery Landgraf of Rheinhessen

Winery Landgraf
The winery offers 49 different wines
3.6
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 198 of the estates of Rheinhessen.
It is located in Rheinhessen

The Winery Landgraf is one of the best wineries to follow in Rheinhessen.. It offers 49 wines for sale in of Rheinhessen to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Landgraf wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Landgraf

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Landgraf

How Winery Landgraf wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pork tongue with bacon and onions, milanese escalope (italy) or roast doe in the oven.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Landgraf

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Landgraf

  • 2006With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.52/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.45/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.42/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Spätburgunder
  • Pinot Noir
  • Dornfelder
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

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 white wines of Winery Landgraf

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Landgraf

How Winery Landgraf wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of simmered pork cheeks with cream sauce and dijon mustard, gari (cassava flour) with shrimps (africa) or tripe in the style of caen.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Landgraf

On the nose the white wine of Winery Landgraf. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or earth and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, floral. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Landgraf. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Landgraf

  • 2009With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.76/5

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

  • Riesling
  • Weissburgunder
  • Grauburgunder
  • Chardonnay
  • Silvaner

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 Landgraf

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Landgraf

How Winery Landgraf wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of alsatian bäckeoffe, lamb tagine with figs or duck breast with peaches and spices.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Landgraf

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Landgraf. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Landgraf

  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.52/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.30/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Dornfelder

The word of the wine: Sommelier

Person working in a restaurant and responsible for the wine service. The head sommelier is responsible for putting together the wine list, managing the sommelier brigade, and ensuring the sale of wines according to the dishes (food and wine pairing).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Landgraf

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 Landgraf.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

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The word of the wine: Sommelier

Person working in a restaurant and responsible for the wine service. The head sommelier is responsible for putting together the wine list, managing the sommelier brigade, and ensuring the sale of wines according to the dishes (food and wine pairing).