Winery RettigWesthofener Merlot Trocken
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
Food and wine pairings with Westhofener Merlot Trocken
Pairings that work perfectly with Westhofener Merlot Trocken
Original food and wine pairings with Westhofener Merlot Trocken
The Westhofener Merlot Trocken of Winery Rettig matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of burger roll or obelix's boar leg in the oven.
Details and technical informations about Winery Rettig's Westhofener Merlot Trocken.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot
Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.
Informations about the Winery Rettig
The Winery Rettig is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 33 wines for sale in the of Rheinhessen to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Rheinhessen
71% white region: Riesling is king (5,000 ha), dry to off-dry, ripe yellow fruit, apple, citrus and fine saline minerality. Supple, floral Müller-Thurgau for everyday, the world's largest Silvaner plantation with herbaceous, straight notes. Historic cradle of off-sweet Liebfraumilch. Some supple reds (Dornfelder, Spätburgunder).
The word of the wine: Harsh
Term describing the state of tannins with an astringency that lacks finesse.
