Winery SeehofScheurebe Auslese Westhofener Morstein
White wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Seehof's Scheurebe Auslese Westhofener Morstein.
Discover the grape variety: Scheurebe
German grape variety obtained in 1916 by Georg Shere (1879/1949). It was given until then as coming from a cross between Riesling and Sylvaner, but genetic tests have shown that its father is the Bouquettraube (Bukettrebe), and it is closely related to the Kerner. The Scheurebe can be found in Austria, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Italy, Slovenia, Great Britain, the United States (California, Virginia, ...), Canada (Ontario, British Columbia, ...), ... practically unknown in France.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Scheurebe Auslese Westhofener Morstein from Winery Seehof are 2015, 2017, 0, 2018
Informations about the Winery Seehof
The Winery Seehof is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 72 wines for sale in the of Westhofen to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Westhofen
The wine region of Westhofen is located in the region of Rheinhessen of Germany. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Seehof or the Domaine Seehof produce mainly wines white, sweet and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Westhofen are Riesling et Scheurebe, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Westhofen often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or tropical fruit.
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: Chaptalization
The addition of sugar at the time of fermentation of the must, an ancient practice, but theorized by Jean-Antoine Chaptal at the dawn of the 19th century. The sugar is transformed into alcohol and allows the natural degree of the wine to be raised in a weak or cold year, or - more questionably - when the winegrower has a harvest that is too large to obtain good maturity.
