The Winery Pfaffenheim of Alsace

Winery Pfaffenheim
The winery offers 103 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This estate is part of the La Cave des Vignerons de Pfaffenheim.
It is ranked in the top 24 of the estates of Alsace.
It is located in Alsace
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The Winery Pfaffenheim is one of the world's great estates. It offers 103 wines for sale in of Alsace to come and discover on site or to buy online.

The Pfaffenheim Estate is located in the Alsatian vineyard in France and is surrounded by the Vosges hills. This winery has been led by the Schwach family for six generations, maintaining each plot and each wine in a highly personal way. The estate currently has seven hectares of exceptional terroir which guarantees the quality and expression of their wines. The terroir of the estate consists of clay-limestone soil with pebbles, which gives the wines sweet aromas, as well as a remarkable structure and ageing capacity. Vine cultivation is carried out with environmentally friendly methods, and with great care. The use of intense and highly meticulous manual labour is also constant. The Pfaffenheim estate produces delicious Alsatian white wines, fruity and balanced red wines, and high-quality Alsatian crémants. Their famous Riesling is recognized for its finesse and delicate notes of citrus zest and white flowers. Other wines like Gewurztraminer and Pinot Gris are also appreciated for their sparkling flavors and roundness. The red wines produced are made with grape varieties like Pinot Noir and Syrah. Each wine is aged in oak barrels to give them more depth and character. The Pfaffenheim Estate is one of the most famous and most awarded vineyards in Alsace. The estate's wines are now available in the best restaurants and specialist shops in France and internationally. Wine enthusiasts are sure to find their happiness among the products of this ancestral winegrower.

Top Winery Pfaffenheim wines

Looking for the best Winery Pfaffenheim wines in Alsace among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Pfaffenheim wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Pfaffenheim wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Pfaffenheim

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Pfaffenheim

How Winery Pfaffenheim wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of white cabbage with bacon, skate with capers or pasta with chicken and curry.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Pfaffenheim

On the nose the white wine of Winery Pfaffenheim. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical, citrus or apples. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Pfaffenheim. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Pfaffenheim

  • 2007With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.72/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Pfaffenheim.

  • Riesling
  • Pinot Gris
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Sylvaner

Discovering the wine region of Alsace

Capital of great French aromatic whites, most often dry and single-varietal. Straight, mineral Riesling (lemon, gunflint), opulent, exuberant Gewurztraminer (lychee, rose, spices), round, smoky Pinot Gris, floral, crisp Muscat, supple Pinot Blanc. Fine, fruity Crémants d'Alsace, exceptional sweet Vendanges Tardives and Sélection de Grains Nobles. 15,500 ha at the foot of the Vosges on varied soils, 51 Grands Crus since 1975.

Quintessential gastronomic wines.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Pfaffenheim

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Pfaffenheim

How Winery Pfaffenheim wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of waterzooï of the sea, coconut chicken and curry or steamed carrots with saffron.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Pfaffenheim

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Pfaffenheim. often reveals types of flavors of cream, grapefruit or citrus and sometimes also flavors of apples, peach or green apple. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Pfaffenheim. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Pfaffenheim

  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Pfaffenheim.

  • Pinot Blanc
  • Auxerrois
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Gris
  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Gewurztraminer

Full-bodied, exotic whites, rich and heady, with moderate acidity, showing opulent aromas of lychee, rose, mango, ginger, pink grapefruit and gentle spice. Made as aromatic dry, moelleux late-harvest and liquorous sélection de grains nobles. Star of Alsace AOC (one of the four noble varieties) and signature of Alto Adige (Tramin), Palatinate and Germany. A pink mutation of Traminer.

The top sweet wines of Winery Pfaffenheim

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Pfaffenheim

How Winery Pfaffenheim wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of roast pork in the oven, pasta gratin or shrimp and zucchini with curry and coconut milk.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Pfaffenheim

  • 2009With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Pfaffenheim.

  • Gewürztraminer
  • Riesling

The word of the wine: Double magnum (or Marie-Jeanne)

Bottle with a capacity of 3 litres.

The top red wines of Winery Pfaffenheim

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Pfaffenheim

How Winery Pfaffenheim wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of oven-baked veal cutlets, rabbit and mushroom gibelotte or fish and chips (english batter).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Pfaffenheim

On the nose the red wine of Winery Pfaffenheim. often reveals types of flavors of oak, black fruit or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of raspberry, apricot or earth. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Pfaffenheim. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Pfaffenheim

  • 2010With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Pfaffenheim.

  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

Crystalline, taut whites with vibrant acidity and aromas of citrus, green apple, white flowers, vineyard peach and mineral/petrol notes with age. Made as dry (Trocken, Alsace), off-dry (Kabinett, Spätlese) and sweet (Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese, late harvest). Star of the Moselle, Rheingau, Alsace AOC and Wachau. Also exported to Clare Valley and Finger Lakes.

The top pink wines of Winery Pfaffenheim

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Pfaffenheim

How Winery Pfaffenheim wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of vitello tonnato, fricadella or garbure with duck confit.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Pfaffenheim.

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Rosé (champagne)

Unique rosé wine made by blending white wine with a small amount of red Champagne. It is however possible to vinify the must directly into rosé.

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Discover the grape variety: Sylvaner

Lively, understated whites with a tender palate and fresh acidity, with delicate aromas of citrus, white flowers, green apple, hay and typical mineral notes. Light and refreshing finish. Made as easy dry whites and more structured lees-aged cuvées. Star of Alsace AOC (one of the historic varieties), absolute signature of German Franconia (Silvaner on shell-limestone soils) and present in Austria and Switzerland. Central European variety of Austrian origin.

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