Winery Markus BurgBig Oak
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Dornfelder, the Pinot noir and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Food and wine pairings with Big Oak
Pairings that work perfectly with Big Oak
Original food and wine pairings with Big Oak
The Big Oak of Winery Markus Burg matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of wild boar stew in burgundy style, tête de veau sauce moi or magic cake cheese quiche.
Details and technical informations about Winery Markus Burg's Big Oak.
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.
Informations about the Winery Markus Burg
The Winery Markus Burg is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in the of Mosel to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Mosel
Mosel is the most famous of Germany's 13 official wine regions, and also the third largest in terms of production. As with many German regions, it is most aasociated with a range of wine styles made from the Riesling grape variety, but Müller-Thurgau is also widely planted. The best Mosel Riesling wines are some of the finest whites in the world. Light and low in Alcohol, they can be intensely fragrant with beguiling Floral">floral and Mineral notes, and a wonderful Balance of sweetness and Acidity.
The word of the wine: Pigeage
Operation consisting of a vertical treading to push the cap of marc into the wine, which promotes extraction. Pigeage can be carried out mechanically with jacks that plunge into the vat. Traditionally, it is the men who go down into the vats and push the cap by trampling it.
