Pinot Gris Clos Jebsal Sélection de Grains Nobles Trie Spéciale 2002

Pinot Gris Clos Jebsal - Sélection de Grains Nobles Trie Spéciale 2002

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Technical presentation

Bottling : February 2006
Acquired alcohol : 6°
Residual sugar : 395 g/l
Total acidity : 6.8 g/l H2SO4
pH : 3.7
Yield : 15 hl/ha
Optimum tasting : Only God Know !
Average age of vines : 19 years
Terroir : Clos Jebsal
Sweetness index : SGN
Soil : Grey marls and gypsum (Keuper), South facing, Steep slope

Description of the wine Pinot Gris Clos Jebsal - Sélection de Grains Nobles Trie Spéciale 2002

01/2004 : The last similar selection we did was in 1994 in this vineyard. In 2002, the botrytis was very intense and able to dry properly early enough, giving us the time to do a serious selection. Knowing that the acidity level would be high, the selection can be more severe than in a vintage with much less acidity. In fact, we hoped for a rich SGN, similar to 1995, 1998 or even 2001, but we never guessed during the picking that the potential ripeness would reach 226° Oechslés. This vineyard is quite amazing when it comes to produce botrytis. Is it a richness that I would hope for every year, certainly not, not even every five years, because this wine will need fifty years or more to be ready !

Pinot Gris Clos Jebsal Sélection de Grains Nobles Trie Spéciale 2002

Tasting notes

01/2004 : Today, it is still fermenting, showing ultra intense ripe fruits aromas (apples, quince,…) but has only little finished alcohol and a huge sweetness. The acidity is also quite amazingly high. The bottling will be done in a few years only.

03/2006 : At last the wine is bottled. And what a bottling! The wine was so viscous, it wouldn’t almost run through the filling pipes. The wine became amazingly clear. The stunning acidity completely balances the huge sweetness. What a balance! It has become very aromatic, showing lots of be wax, honey, ripe apples, spices… and a slight touch of vanilla from the barrel fermentation.