Christmas Hero - Weingut Wageck

In the glass, the Christmas Hero from the Wageck winery presents a bright light red color. At the edges, there is also a color transition to garnet red. In the glass, this red wine from Weingut Wageck offers aromas of blackberries, complemented by pepper, nutmeg and black cherry. The Weingut Wageck Christmas Hero inspires with its elegantly dry taste. It was bottled with exceptionally little residual sugar. As you would expect from a wine in the upper price range, this German wine naturally enchants with the finest balance despite all its dryness. Aroma does not necessarily need a lot of sugar. On the tongue, this well-balanced red is characterized by an incredibly dense texture. The final of this mature red wine from the wine-growing region of the Palatinate finally impresses with considerable reverberation. The finish is also accompanied by mineral facets of the soils dominated by clay and marl.

Vinification of the Christmas Hero from Winery Wageck

This balanced red wine from Germany is vinified from the grape varieties Blauer Portugieser, Cabernet Mitos, Pinot noir precoce and Merlot. The grapes grow under optimal conditions in the Palatinate region. Here, the vines dig their roots deep into soils of limestone, clay and marl. After the hand harvest, the grapes arrive quickly at the winery. Here they are selected and carefully crushed. Fermentation then takes place in stainless steel tanks and small wood at controlled temperatures. Fermentation is followed by aging for several months in oak barriques.

Food recommendation for the Christmas Hero from Winery Wageck

Drink this red wine from Germany best tempered at 15 - 18°C as a companion to arugula penne, lamb stew with chickpeas and dried figs or braised chicken in red wine.

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