It is most certainly one of the oldest vitis vinifera varieties found mainly in the southwestern part of Bulgaria, and is not known elsewhere - except perhaps in neighbouring Greece and Macedonia - than in this country where it is recognized as endemic. It should not be confused with Ranna Melnishka Loza, also known as Melnik 55, which is the result of crosses between this Melnik and several known Vitis viniferas, including Valdiguié.

Informations about the Winery Schloss Westerhaus

The winery offers 38 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.

It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Rheinhessen

The Winery Schloss Westerhaus is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 32 wines for sale in the of Rheinhessen to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 60000 of of Germany wines

In the top 10000 of of Rheinhessen wines

In the top 40000 of pink wines

In the top 800000 wines of the world

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.

The word of the wine: Premier cru

In Burgundy, third level of classification (above the regional and communal appellations), designating the wines produced on delimited parcels (climats) whose name is added to the communal appellation. The climats classified as first growths are 635.