Weingut MetzgerRot
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Dornfelder, the Dunkelfelder and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
Food and wine pairings with Rot
Pairings that work perfectly with Rot
Original food and wine pairings with Rot
The Rot of Weingut Metzger matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of navarin of the sea da gigi or rabbit with goat cheese and mint.
Details and technical informations about Weingut Metzger's Rot.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Rot from Weingut Metzger are 2014, 2015, 0, 2018 and 2017.
Informations about the Weingut Metzger
The Weingut Metzger is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 96 wines for sale in the of Pfalz to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Pfalz
Fleshy, dry, fruity Riesling is the region's signature: yellow peach, apricot, ripe citrus, lovely mineral tension. Germany's largest red-wine area (40%), with silky Spätburgunder showing red fruit and spice, darker structured Dornfelder, supple Portugieser. Some rounded Pinot Blanc and Pinot Gris. A 23,640 ha vineyard along the Haardt, among Germany's warmest (>2,000 h of sun).
The word of the wine: Stopper (taste of)
A defect in the wine reminiscent of the smell and taste of mouldy cork.
