Winery Peter MertesHeritage Collection Dornfelder
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a .
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or veal.
Taste structure of the Heritage Collection Dornfelder from the Winery Peter Mertes
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Heritage Collection Dornfelder of Winery Peter Mertes in the region of Nahe is a .
Food and wine pairings with Heritage Collection Dornfelder
Pairings that work perfectly with Heritage Collection Dornfelder
Original food and wine pairings with Heritage Collection Dornfelder
The Heritage Collection Dornfelder of Winery Peter Mertes matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of pasta salmon - fresh cream, vital tone / vitello tonnato (italy) or grandma's chicken casserole.
Details and technical informations about Winery Peter Mertes's Heritage Collection 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 Heritage Collection Dornfelder from Winery Peter Mertes are 2014, 2015
Informations about the Winery Peter Mertes
The Winery Peter Mertes is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 150 wines for sale in the of Nahe to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Nahe
Nahe is one of the smaller German wine regions, named after the Nahe river which joins the Rhein at Rheinhessen/bingen">Bingen. The viticultural carea here is characterised by dramatic topography with steep slopes and craggy outcrops of metamorphic rock. Like most of the regions on or near the Rhine, its most prestigious wines are made from Riesling. There are around 4,000 hectares (10,000 acres) of Vineyards, spread across seven Grosslagen (wine districts) and over 300 Einzellagen (individual vineyard sites).
The word of the wine: Clairet
Strong rosé wine reminiscent of a light red.
