Winery Walldorf PfaffenhofProbstey Merlot
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
Food and wine pairings with Probstey Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Probstey Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Probstey Merlot
The Probstey Merlot of Winery Walldorf Pfaffenhof matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tenderloin wellington or venison stew.
Details and technical informations about Winery Walldorf Pfaffenhof's Probstey Merlot.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Probstey Merlot from Winery Walldorf Pfaffenhof are 2015, 0
Informations about the Winery Walldorf Pfaffenhof
The Winery Walldorf Pfaffenhof is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 30 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: Grand Cru
In Burgundy, the fourth and final level of classification (above the regional, communal and premier cru appellations), designating the wines produced on delimited plots of land (the climats) whose name alone constitutes the appellation. The climats classified as Grand Cru are 32 in the Côte d'Or plus one in Chablis which is divided into 7 distinct climats. Representing barely 1.5% of the production, the Grand Crus are the aristocracy of Burgundy wines.
