Winery Menzi PfenningerRäuschling
White wine
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The Räuschling of the Winery Menzi Pfenninger is in the top 10 of wines of Zurichsee.
Details and technical informations about Winery Menzi Pfenninger's Räuschling.
Discover the grape variety: Verdelho blanc
Structured and lively whites with excellent ageing potential, golden robe, taut palate with preserved acidity, signature aromas of citrus (lemon), dried fruits (almond), white flowers and saline mineral notes. Also excels in oxidative medium-bodied dry Madeira. Historical pillar of medium-bodied dry Madeira, also thrives dry along the Portuguese coast and in Galicia (Verdejo). Emblematic Portuguese white grape of Madeira.
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Informations about the Winery Menzi Pfenninger
The Winery Menzi Pfenninger is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in the of Zurichsee to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Zurichsee
Wine region of German-speaking Switzerland around Lake Zurich, south-facing slopes on moraines, molasse and schists. Signature Pinot Noir (Blauburgunder) as king red: fine and silky with red cherry, raspberry, underbrush, dried flowers and spices, fine tannins and elegant palate — among the best in German Switzerland. Räuschling native local specialty (lake vine): lively mineral white. Supple Müller-Thurgau, ample Chardonnay, aromatic Gewürztraminer.
The wine region of Zürich
Largest German-speaking wine canton of Switzerland, 620 ha around the lake. Star Pinot Noir (Blauburgunder): fine, fresh reds with notes of cherry, raspberry, undergrowth and sweet spices, silky tannins and a delicate style. Also light, floral Müller-Thurgau and precise Chardonnay. A unique speciality: Räuschling, a rare native white almost exclusive to the canton ("vine of the lake"), lively with citrus, white flowers and taut minerality.
The word of the wine: Reims Mountain
Between Épernay and Reims, a large limestone massif with varied soils and exposure where pinot noir reigns supreme. Ambonnay, Bouzy, Verzenay, Verzy, etc., are equivalent to the Burgundian Gevrey-Chambertin and Vosne-Romanée. There are also great Chardonnays, which are rarer (Mailly, Marmery, Trépail, Villers).
