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 pasta with tuna, chicken and sausage stew with carrots or breton galette with buckwheat flour.
Details and technical informations about Winery Peter Mertes's Dornfelder.
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.
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
Pfalz is a key wine producing region in western Germany, located between the Rhein/Rhine river and the low-lying Haardt mountain range (a natural continuation of the Alsatian Vosges). It covers a rectangle of land 45 miles (75km) Long and 15 miles (25km) wide. To the NorthLiesRheinhessen; to the South, the French border and Alsace. In terms of both quality and quantity, Pfalz is one of Germany's most important regions, and one which shows great promise for the future.
The word of the wine: Shipping (liquor)
In champagne and wines made according to the traditional method, wine is added before corking to fill the void in the bottle created by disgorging. This added wine is often sweetened by sugar incorporated in variable proportions according to the style of wine sought (see dosage). Syn.: liqueur de dosage.
