Winery Peter MertesZeller Schwarze Katz
Sweet wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Riesling.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or shellfish.
Food and wine pairings with Zeller Schwarze Katz
Pairings that work perfectly with Zeller Schwarze Katz
Original food and wine pairings with Zeller Schwarze Katz
The Zeller Schwarze Katz of Winery Peter Mertes matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of tartiflette (from a real savoyard), spanish paella or californian sushi (reverse maki).
Details and technical informations about Winery Peter Mertes's Zeller Schwarze Katz.
Discover the grape variety: Riesling
White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Zeller Schwarze Katz from Winery Peter Mertes are 2008, 2011
Informations about the Winery Peter Mertes
The Winery Peter Mertes is one of wineries to follow in Mosel.. It offers 150 wines for sale in the of Mosel to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Mosel
Mosel is the most famous of Germany's 13 official wine regions, and also the third largest in terms of production. As with many German regions, it is most aasociated with a range of wine styles made from the Riesling grape variety, but Müller-Thurgau is also widely planted. The best Mosel Riesling wines are some of the finest whites in the world. Light and low in Alcohol, they can be intensely fragrant with beguiling Floral">floral and Mineral notes, and a wonderful Balance of sweetness and Acidity.
The word of the wine: Noble rot
A fungus called botrytis cinerea that develops during the over-ripening phase, an ally of great sweet white wines, when it concentrates the juice of the berries. It requires the humidity of morning fogs and beautiful sunny days, gives musts very rich in sugar and brings to the wines the famous taste of "roasted".
