The Weingut Nelles 1479 of Ahr

Weingut Nelles 1479
The winery offers 30 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 7 of the estates of Ahr.
It is located in Ahr

The Weingut Nelles 1479 is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 30 wines for sale in of Ahr to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Weingut Nelles 1479 wines

Looking for the best Weingut Nelles 1479 wines in Ahr among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Weingut Nelles 1479 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 Weingut Nelles 1479 wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top natural sweet wines of Weingut Nelles 1479

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Weingut Nelles 1479

How Weingut Nelles 1479 wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of vegetarian such as recipes of mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche.

The best vintages in the natural sweet wines of Weingut Nelles 1479

  • 2012With an average score of 4.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Weingut Nelles 1479.

  • Spätburgunder

Discovering the wine region of Ahr

Ahr is one of Germany’s least-known and Northernmost wine regions, known for its Pinot Noir reds. It Lies immediately north of the Mosel, and follows the Ahr River in the Final stages of its journey towards its confluence with the Rhein. One might expect a wine region this far north (50°N) to specialize in white wines – like almost every other cool-Climate wine region. After all, neighboring Mosel and Mittelrhein both clearly favor white wines (around 85 percent).

However Ahr producing around 85 percent red wines, of which around three-quarters are made from Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir). The classic example is brick red in Color and smells of red cherries, Sweetspices and forest floor. Barrel-aging can add spice and savory notes. Ahr Pinot Noir is now a much more Serious, modern and "international" wine style that it once was.

Until 30 years ago, the wines were often slightly sweet and very pale. Today they are invariably Dry and deeper in color – although still much paler than the inky Pinots found in, say, Central Otago. Across Germany (most obviously in Pfalz and Baden), assisted by climate change, the popularity of Pinot Noir has been steadily increasing. The wave of interest has carried German Spätburgunder to new heights, and saved from near-extinction the earlier-ripening Pinot Noir clone, Fruhburgunder.

The top red wines of Weingut Nelles 1479

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Weingut Nelles 1479

How Weingut Nelles 1479 wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast monkfish with bacon, mouse of lamb with thyme or duck stew with cahors wine.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Weingut Nelles 1479

On the nose the red wine of Weingut Nelles 1479. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Weingut Nelles 1479. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Weingut Nelles 1479

  • 2008With an average score of 4.26/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.86/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Weingut Nelles 1479.

  • Spätburgunder
  • Domina
  • Pinot Noir Précoce
  • Pinot Noir
  • Blauer Portugieser

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

The top white wines of Weingut Nelles 1479

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Weingut Nelles 1479

How Weingut Nelles 1479 wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of pasta carbonara, shrimp risotto with curry or white beans with tomato (italy).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Weingut Nelles 1479

On the nose the white wine of Weingut Nelles 1479. often reveals types of flavors of earth, vegetal or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit or non oak. In the mouth the white wine of Weingut Nelles 1479. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Weingut Nelles 1479

  • 2013With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.68/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Weingut Nelles 1479.

  • Riesling
  • Spätburgunder
  • Grauburgunder
  • Müller-Thurgau
  • Madeleine Angevine

The word of the wine: Cellar

A place for storing and ageing wines in bottles. This term designates both the cellar of a private individual and that of a restaurant. It is also a store dedicated to the retail sale of wine.

The top pink wines of Weingut Nelles 1479

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Weingut Nelles 1479

How Weingut Nelles 1479 wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal blanquette burger, cajun jumbalaya rice or rabbit with prunes in my grandmother's style.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Weingut Nelles 1479.

  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Pinot

Pinot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 bunches, and small grapes. Pinot noir can be found in many vineyards: Burgundy, Alsace, Jura, South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Armagnac, Lorraine, Beaujolais, Rhône Valley, Provence & Corsica.

The top sparkling wines of Weingut Nelles 1479

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Weingut Nelles 1479

How Weingut Nelles 1479 wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of vegetarian such as recipes of cream and tuna quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Weingut Nelles 1479

On the nose the sparkling wine of Weingut Nelles 1479. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Weingut Nelles 1479

  • 0With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Weingut Nelles 1479.

  • Spätburgunder
  • Weissburgunder

The word of the wine: Oxidative (breeding)

A method of ageing which aims to give the wine certain aromas of evolution (dried fruit, bitter orange, coffee, rancio, etc.) by exposing it to the air; it is then matured either in barrels, demi-muids or unoaked casks, sometimes stored in the open air, or in barrels exposed to the sun and to temperature variations. This type of maturation characterizes certain natural sweet wines, ports and other liqueur wines.

Discover the grape variety: Spätburgunder