The Domaine Maurice Schoech of Alsace

Domaine Maurice Schoech
The winery offers 35 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 49 of the estates of Alsace.
It is located in Alsace
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The Domaine Maurice Schoech is one of the world's great estates. It offers 35 wines for sale in of Alsace to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine Maurice Schoech wines

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

The top white wines of Domaine Maurice Schoech

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine Maurice Schoech

How Domaine Maurice Schoech wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of sea bream with white wine, blanquette of monkfish and scallops or pasta with broccoli.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine Maurice Schoech

On the nose the white wine of Domaine Maurice Schoech. often reveals types of flavors of minerality, apricot or pear and sometimes also flavors of stone, stone fruit or earth. In the mouth the white wine of Domaine Maurice Schoech. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine Maurice Schoech

  • 2008With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.03/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Domaine Maurice Schoech.

  • Riesling
  • Pinot Gris
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Muscatel

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 sparkling wines of Domaine Maurice Schoech

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Domaine Maurice Schoech

How Domaine Maurice Schoech wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of armorican-style squid, the chicken with rice of the mother michèle or tapenade.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Domaine Maurice Schoech

On the nose the sparkling wine of Domaine Maurice Schoech. often reveals types of flavors of cream, apples or strawberries and sometimes also flavors of microbio, tree fruit or red fruit. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Domaine Maurice Schoech. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Domaine Maurice Schoech

  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Domaine Maurice Schoech.

  • Auxerrois
  • Pinot Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Auxerrois

Auxerrois is a white grape variety native to Lorraine, which is also found in Alsace and in the Loire Valley, where it took off in 1950. Its name comes from the nurseries in Auxerre where it found refuge during the Second World War. Often called Pinot Auxerrois, it is part of the Moselle, Alsace and Côtes-de-Toul AOC grape varieties. Auxerrois should not be confused with côt or malbec, which are red grape varieties from the Cahors region and which may bear the same name. The bunches of Auxerrois are of medium size with small berries. It is a semi-late grape variety whose buds only come out when temperatures are well above 10°C. Auxerrois wines are characterized by finesse and acidity and subtle aromas of exotic fruits, fruits and white flowers. In France, it represents 1,600 hectares of production and some small parcels of Auxerrois are also present in Luxembourg, Germany, Canada and South Africa (2,300 hectares in total).

The top red wines of Domaine Maurice Schoech

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine Maurice Schoech

How Domaine Maurice Schoech wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of blanquette of veal, rabbit, cabbage, bacon or spinach and hard-boiled eggs with béchamel sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine Maurice Schoech

In the mouth the red wine of Domaine Maurice Schoech. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine Maurice Schoech

  • 2015With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine Maurice Schoech.

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Character

Said of a typical wine that stands out for its originality. Used in the plural, it refers to all the organoleptic components of a wine (flavours and tactile sensations).

The top sweet wines of Domaine Maurice Schoech

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Domaine Maurice Schoech

How Domaine Maurice Schoech wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of potato and bacon omelette, salmon steaks with cream sauce or chicken curry samoussas.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Domaine Maurice Schoech

On the nose the sweet wine of Domaine Maurice Schoech. often reveals types of flavors of peach, tree fruit or tropical fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Domaine Maurice Schoech

  • 2011With an average score of 4.14/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Domaine Maurice Schoech.

  • Gewürztraminer
  • Pinot Gris
  • Riesling

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.

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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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