Technical presentation
| Bottling : | September 2001 |
|---|---|
| Acquired alcohol : | 15.4° |
| Residual sugar : | 14.7 g/l |
| Total acidity : | 3.1 g/l H2SO4 / (4.7g/l Tartrique) |
| pH : | 3.9 |
| Yield : | 41 hl/ha |
| Sweetness index : | 2 |
Description of the wine Gewurztraminer Wintzenheim 2000
This wine is made from grapes coming from two separate vineyards. The first one is located just outside the village of Wintzenheim, on a poor gravely soil, planted with 55 years old vines. The other is located in the Hengst vineyard: young vines of 20 years old average.
Tasting notes
The blend of the precocious aromatic gravely origin and the structured powerful calcareous produces a wines with extraordinary flavours in 2000. Rich, powerful, spicy but really enjoyable today, this wine summarize the concept of gewürztraminer in Alsace. The sweetness is completely hidden in the wine, which makes it perfect food companion, given that the meal is tasty enough !