The Winery K.Wechsler of Rheinhessen

Winery K.Wechsler - Monsieur Fl&oslashrie Pinot Noir
The winery offers 37 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 70 of the estates of Rheinhessen.
It is located in Rheinhessen

The Winery K.Wechsler is one of the world's great estates. It offers 37 wines for sale in of Rheinhessen to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery K.Wechsler wines

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

The top red wines of Winery K.Wechsler

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery K.Wechsler

How Winery K.Wechsler wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of monkfish (anglerfish) à la sétoise, veal shank in a pot au feu with star anise or wild boar bourguignon.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery K.Wechsler

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery K.Wechsler

  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery K.Wechsler.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Spätburgunder

Discovering 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 region has been cultivating Grapes for wine production at least since ancient Roman occupation. It's also the home to the oldest surviving records of a German vineyard. Named Glöck, the vineyard was included in a deed for a church and vineyards gifted by Carloman – a duke of the Franks of the Carolingian family and the uncle of the first Holy Roman Emperor, Charlemagne – to the diocese of Würzburg in 742. Within a century, dozens of villages were cultivating grapes throughout Rheinhessen.

An early documentation of Riesling as a distinct grape variety, identified as Rüssling, was also found in records from the city Worms dating back to 1402. The Size of the region, and its location on the Rhine, has given it a significant role in Germany's wine industry history. Its largest city, Mainz, has been an unofficial Center for wine trade, being home to several national wine organizations including the German Wine Institute and the Association of German Prädikat Wine Estates (Verband Deutscher Prädikats-und Qualitätsweingüter e. V.

The top white wines of Winery K.Wechsler

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery K.Wechsler

How Winery K.Wechsler wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or vegetarian such as recipes of shoulder of lamb stuffed with cognac, quiche without eggs or zucchini quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery K.Wechsler

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery K.Wechsler

  • 2012With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.78/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery K.Wechsler.

  • Riesling
  • Grauburgunder
  • Scheurebe
  • Silvaner
  • Weissburgunder
  • Sylvaner

Discover the grape variety: Sylvaner

The sylvaner is grown mainly in Germany and Alsace. The buds are somewhat cottony and the young leaves are green. The same applies to the ribbed branches. Once mature, the dominant colour is golden-green and small elliptical berries with small to medium-sized bunches can be seen. The ripe fruit is then adorned by five-lobed leaves. This variety is susceptible to chlorosis, gray mold, powdery mildew and mildew. It is also sensitive to frost and wind because of its long branches. It can be grown in any kind of soil, although it prefers stony, sandy and light soils. It is indeed moderately acidic and offers a complex set of aromas such as bitter almond, fruity and floral background. The taste has an excellent mixture of honey and candied or dried fruits.

The top sparkling wines of Winery K.Wechsler

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery K.Wechsler

How Winery K.Wechsler wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of banh mi sandwich, red mullet, mackerel, tuna, salmon sushi or pasta with broccoli.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery K.Wechsler

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery K.Wechsler. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery K.Wechsler

  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery K.Wechsler.

  • Dornfelder
  • Blauer Portugieser
  • Riesling
  • Müller-Thurgau
  • Weissburgunder

The word of the wine: Confit

Said of red wines that offer a very ripe nose of red and black fruits reminiscent of jam. On the palate, these aromas are dominant, the wine is very fleshy and round, and leaves an impression of sweetness on the finish that weighs it down.

The top sweet wines of Winery K.Wechsler

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery K.Wechsler

How Winery K.Wechsler wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of alsatian sauerkraut, express seafood spaghetti or quick coconut milk chicken.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery K.Wechsler

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery K.Wechsler. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit. In the mouth the sweet wine of Winery K.Wechsler. is a with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery K.Wechsler

  • 2010With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery K.Wechsler.

  • Riesling

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

The top pink wines of Winery K.Wechsler

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery K.Wechsler

How Winery K.Wechsler wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal cutlets with savoy tomme, spaghetti carbonara or cassoulet with duck confit.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery K.Wechsler

On the nose the pink wine of Winery K.Wechsler. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery K.Wechsler

  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery K.Wechsler.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Spätburgunder

The word of the wine: Arching

A stage in the vegetative cycle of the vine that occurs after the leaves have fallen and is characterized by the drying out of the soft shoots, which are transformed into hard shoots by lignification.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery K.Wechsler

Planning a wine route in the of Rheinhessen? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery K.Wechsler.

Discover the grape variety: Dornfelder

German, intraspecific cross made in 1955 by August Karl Herold (1902-1973) between the helfensteiner and the heroldrebe (more details, click here!). With these same parents he also obtained the hegel. The Dornfelder can be found in Switzerland, United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Canada, United States, ... . Virtually unknown in France, we nevertheless recognize a certain interest in it due to its short phenological cycle and the quality of its wines, both rosé and red.

News about Winery K.Wechsler and wines from the region

The rise of California Cabernet Franc plus 20 top wines worth seeking out

In the wake of the second destructive wave of the phylloxera bug in California in the 1980s and 1990s, Cabernet Sauvignon rose to such prominence and dominance (especially in Napa Valley) that I, like most people, assumed it must now be the most expensive grape variety in the state. Wrong. That would be Cabernet Franc. Top 20 California Cabernet Franc wines Slowly, steadily and quietly, Cabernet Sauvignon’s father has displaced its son* as the priciest grape to buy and the grape that is generati ...

Andrew Jefford: ‘A wine’s visual cues shout, stamp, whistle and roar’

Disconcerting: I couldn’t forget this bottle for days afterwards. Still can’t. Back in August, wine critic Lin Liu MW (together with her partner Philippe Lejeune of Château de Chambert in Cahors) came to dinner, en route to a short holiday in Provence. One of the bottles Lin brought for us to try together was the 2018 Les Rocheuses, Parcelles No 5 et 6, from Château Le Rey in Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux. It came in a slope-shouldered bottle, not a classic Bordeaux bottle. We tried it with some R ...

Pomerol granted permission for ‘exceptional’ irrigation

‘Climatic conditions’ and the requests of a ‘certain number of winegrowers’ were cited as the reasons for Jean-Marie Garde, president of the Pomerol appellation, to ask regulatory body Institut National de l’Origine et de la Qualité (INAO) to temporarily reverse the long-standing ban on irrigation. The favourable news was shared via emails seen by Decanter, with an accompanying letter from the INAO dated July 20, 2022. The letter, translated from French, states that after ...

The word of the wine: Confit

Said of red wines that offer a very ripe nose of red and black fruits reminiscent of jam. On the palate, these aromas are dominant, the wine is very fleshy and round, and leaves an impression of sweetness on the finish that weighs it down.