The Winery Rudolf May of Franken

Winery Rudolf May
The winery offers 44 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 35 of the estates of Franken.
It is located in Franken

The Winery Rudolf May is one of the world's great estates. It offers 44 wines for sale in of Franken to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Rudolf May wines

Looking for the best Winery Rudolf May wines in Franken among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Rudolf May 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 Rudolf May wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Rudolf May

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Rudolf May

How Winery Rudolf May wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or vegetarian such as recipes of casserons in the country style, summer orecchiette or quiche lorraine.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Rudolf May

On the nose the white wine of Winery Rudolf May. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of oak, microbio or vegetal. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Rudolf May. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Rudolf May

  • 2013With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.75/5

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

  • Silvaner
  • Grauburgunder
  • Riesling
  • Weissburgunder

Discovering the wine region of Franken

Homeland of German Silvaner: dry, straight, mineral and lively whites with notes of green apple, citrus, fresh herbs and a saline touch, planted here for over 350 years (1,500 ha, a quarter of the vineyard). Also supple, floral Müller-Thurgau, taut Riesling, aromatic Bacchus. Some discreet reds (Spätburgunder). 6,040 ha in Bavaria along the Main around Würzburg, red sandstone and shell-limestone soils.

Bottled in the famous ovoid Bocksbeutel.

The top red wines of Winery Rudolf May

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Rudolf May

How Winery Rudolf May wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of vegetarian, beef or veal such as recipes of quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese, family potluck or curried veal roulades.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Rudolf May

On the nose the red wine of Winery Rudolf May. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Rudolf May. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Rudolf May

  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.58/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.30/5

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

  • Spätburgunder
  • Cabernet Dorsa
  • Dornfelder
  • Regent

Discover the grape variety: Blauer Portugieser

Supple, fruity reds with a clear ruby colour, lightly marked tannins and charming palate, showing simple aromas of red fruits (cherry, raspberry, strawberry), gentle spices and floral notes. Airy profile for early drinking. Also as lively Schilcher rosés. Grown in Austria (Niederösterreich), Germany (Pfalz), Hungary and the Czech Republic, used for light apéritif reds. Central European black variety (the "Blue Portuguese"), early-ripening, productive and frost-resistant.

The top pink wines of Winery Rudolf May

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Rudolf May

How Winery Rudolf May wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of vegetarian such as recipes of quiche without pastry.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Rudolf May

  • 0With an average score of 4.10/5

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

  • Blauer Portugieser
  • Spätburgunder

The word of the wine: Defect

Characteristic of a wine that is either aromatically deviant or unbalanced on the palate due to an excess or a lack of one or more flavors.

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Discover the grape variety: Dornfelder

Intensely coloured, fruity reds with a dense purple robe, soft tannins and a generous palate, with aromas of black cherry, blackberry, plum and floral notes. Made as light easy-drinking reds, popular semi-dry cuvées and more structured barrel-aged versions. The second most planted red variety in Germany (Palatinate, Rheinhessen, Württemberg). Cross of helfensteiner × heroldrebe created in 1955 in Weinsberg by August Herold.