Winery Peter MertesSpätlese
White wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Chenin blanc and the Riesling.
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, pork or vegetarian.
Food and wine pairings with Spätlese
Pairings that work perfectly with Spätlese
Original food and wine pairings with Spätlese
The Spätlese of Winery Peter Mertes matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of rabbit in sauce, pan bagnat or chicken and shrimp jambalaya.
Details and technical informations about Winery Peter Mertes's Spätlese.
Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc
It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Spätlese from Winery Peter Mertes are 2009, 2015, 2014, 2011 and 2012.
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 Rheinhessen to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Rheinhessen
Rheinhessen is Germany's largest region for producing the quality wines of the Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete (QbA) and Prädikatswein designations, with roughly 26,500 hectares (65,000 acres) of Vineyard">Vineyards as of 2014. Many of its most significant viticultural areas are favorably influenced by the Rhine river, which runs aLong its North and eastern borders. The Rhine, along with the Nahe river to the west and the Haardt mountains to its South, form a natural border. Rheinhessen covers an area south of Rheingau, north of Pfalz and east of Nahe, and is located within the Rhineland-Palatinate federal state.
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The word of the wine: Assemblage (Champagne)
In Champagne, it is the art of blending still wines from different grape varieties (pinot meunier, pinot noir, chardonnay), from different terroirs (villages, areas) and often from different years. The incorporation of older wines, called reserve wines, allows for greater aromatic complexity.
