Technical presentation
| Bottling : | September 2005 |
|---|---|
| Acquired alcohol : | 13.2° |
| Residual sugar : | 3 g/l |
| Total acidity : | 3.8 g/l H2SO4 / (5.8g/l Tartrique) |
| pH : | 3.35 |
| Yield : | 75 hl/ha |
| Average age of vines : | 49 years |
| Grape variety : | Muscat |
| Terroir : | Herrenweg de Turckheim |
| Sweetness index : | 1 |
| Soil : | Gravely soil |
Description of the wine Muscat Herrenweg de Turckheim 2004
2004 is an ideal vintage for these grape varieties (Ottonel and Alsace Muscats). The cool summer allowed the grapes to keep a good acidity and more importantly, preserve all the aromatic potential. The warmer month of September eventually permitted a good sugar ripeness, without excess. The crop, higher than usual, shaped a slightly more elegant wine, with a little less alcohol compared to previous vintages. This wine was able to ferment all its sugar to finish completely dry, without the bitterness often seen in Muscats.
Tasting notes
01/2006 : The nose is already very grapey, showing all the potential of the precocious gravely soil of the Herrenweg. The palate is elegant, perfumed, with a crisp acidity, again unusual for Muscats, but typical of most 2004s. The dryness of the palate doesn’t stop it to be a very easy drinking wine…
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.