Winery Peter MertesDornfelder
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or veal.
Taste structure of the Dornfelder from the Winery Peter Mertes
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Dornfelder of Winery Peter Mertes in the region of Pfalz is a with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Dornfelder of Winery Peter Mertes in the region of Pfalz often reveals types of flavors of oaky, blackberry or vanilla and sometimes also flavors of cranberry, non oak or earth.
Food and wine pairings with Dornfelder
Pairings that work perfectly with Dornfelder
Original food and wine pairings with Dornfelder
The Dornfelder of Winery Peter Mertes matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of ricotta and spinach lasagna, potjevleesch (meat in a pot) or pork roll with mustard.
Details and technical informations about Winery Peter Mertes's Dornfelder.
Discover the grape variety: Dornfelder
Intensely coloured, fruity reds with a dense purple robe, soft tannins and a generous palate, with aromas of black cherry, blackberry, plum and floral notes. Made as light easy-drinking reds, popular semi-dry cuvées and more structured barrel-aged versions. The second most planted red variety in Germany (Palatinate, Rheinhessen, Württemberg). Cross of helfensteiner × heroldrebe created in 1955 in Weinsberg by August Herold.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Dornfelder from Winery Peter Mertes are 2016, 2017, 2014, 2018 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Peter Mertes
The Winery Peter Mertes is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 150 wines for sale in the of Pfalz to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Pfalz
Fleshy, dry, fruity Riesling is the region's signature: yellow peach, apricot, ripe citrus, lovely mineral tension. Germany's largest red-wine area (40%), with silky Spätburgunder showing red fruit and spice, darker structured Dornfelder, supple Portugieser. Some rounded Pinot Blanc and Pinot Gris. A 23,640 ha vineyard along the Haardt, among Germany's warmest (>2,000 h of sun).
The word of the wine: Aggressive
Said of a wine with excessive, biting and unpleasant acidity.
