Technical presentation
| Bottling : | September 2002 |
|---|---|
| Acquired alcohol : | 12.8 ° |
| Residual sugar : | 9 g/l |
| Total acidity : | 3.7 g/l H2SO4 (5.7 g/l Tartrique) |
| pH : | 3.5 |
| Yield : | 50 hl/ha |
| Average age of vines : | 46 years |
| Terroir : | Herrenweg de Turckheim |
| Sweetness index : | 2 |
| Soil : | Gravely soil |
Description of the wine Muscat Herrenweg de Turckheim 2001
The Herrenweg vineyard is located on a gravelly soil in a very precocious climate. It is frequent to see the botrytis develop there, but not in 2001, even in the Muscat grapes. Made with 70% Muscat Ottonel and 30% Muscat d’Alsace. Unusually, they were harvested relatively late for these grapes (October 10th) because of the slightly late ripening season of 2001. Muscat doesn’t always follow the normal rules and it seems that 2001 is a very good vintage for this grape variety.
Tasting notes
01/2003 : This wine fermented for 5 weeks, keeping some residual sweetness which are little detectable on the palate. Extremely aromatic and pungent on the nose at the moment, the flavours are also powerful on the palate. Relatively delicate on the palate, the alcohol is medium, the Muscat Herrenweg shows lots of delicacy and is already delicious to drink today. The aromas are so developed that I wouldn’t wait to long to drink it and enjoy it the next few years.
The Herrenweg of Turckheim
The wines from Herrenweg of Turckheim are always very aromatic, advanced in their development and are always defined by a very ripe acidity and opulent fruit. The wines from Herrenweg are accessible and generous in their youth and although they are often best enjoyed at this stage can surprise 10 or even 20 years later.