Moselle Wine: Grapes, Style and Bottles

Signature grapes

Sub-regions

Bottles to find

Wine from Moselle comes out of France, where it sits as a wine region.

Growers build the wines around Auxerrois Blanc, filling out the blend with Müller-Thurgau, Pinot Noir, Gamay and Pinot Gris, plus two more.

The ground underneath is limestone and marl.

The climate is continental, running notable rainfall.

The vineyards themselves read as hillsides, riverside and south-facing.

Red wine, dry white wine and rosé wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows richly flavored and refreshing and vibrant.

Inside it sit Cotes de Toul.

At the table these bottles work with seafood, chicken and pasta with light sauces.

Serve chilled.

Soil

LimestoneMarl

Climate

ContinentalNotable rainfall

Terrain

HillsidesRiversideSouth-facing

Styles

reddry whiterosé

In the glass.

Red: Richly flavored.

Rosé: Refreshing and vibrant.

Grapes planted here.

01 Auxerrois BlancDominant Read → 02 Müller-ThurgauDominant Read → 03 Pinot NoirOnly Permitted Red in Still Wines Read → 04 GamayPermitted in Rosés Read → 05 Pinot GrisPermitted in Limited Amounts Read → 06 RieslingPermitted in Limited Amounts Read → 07 Pinot BlancPermitted in Limited Amounts Read → 08 Gewurztraminer Read →

Bottles to look for.

Domaine Claude Vosgien Cotes de Toul 'Seduction' Rose, Moselle, France
Domaine Claude Vosgien Cotes de Toul Cuvee Tradition Auxerrois, Moselle, France
Domaine Claude Vosgien Cotes de Toul Cuvee Tradition Gris, Moselle, France
Domaine de la Linotte Auxerrois, Cotes de Toul, France
Domaine de la Linotte Vin Gris, Cotes de Toul, France
Domaine Lelievre Auxerrois Blanc, Cotes de Toul, France
Domaine Lelievre Cotes de Toul Pinot Noir, Moselle, France
Domaine Lelievre Gris de Toul Pique Nique, Cotes de Toul, France

At the table.

seafood
chicken
pasta with light sauces

Serving and cellaring.

Serve chilled.

Inside the region.

01 Cotes de Toul

Nearby regions.

01 MoselGermany Read → 02 ChampagneFrance Read → 03 LuxembourgLuxembourg Read → 04 FranceFrance Read →

Moselle: common questions

01.

What grapes is Moselle known for?

Auxerrois Blanc is the signature grape of Moselle. Müller-Thurgau, Pinot Noir, Gamay and Pinot Gris are also planted here.

02.

What kind of wine does Moselle make?

Moselle produces red wine, dry white wine and rosé wine.

03.

Where is Moselle?

You will find Moselle in France, where it is a wine region.

04.

What food goes with Moselle wine?

Try seafood, chicken and pasta with light sauces.

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