Technical presentation
| Bottling : | September 2006 |
|---|---|
| Acquired alcohol : | 12.2 ° |
| Residual sugar : | 16.0 g/l |
| Total acidity : | 3.5 g/l H2SO4 / (5.4g/l Tartrique) |
| pH : | 3.5 |
| Yield : | 50 hl/ha |
| Average age of vines : | 50 years |
| Terroir : | Herrenweg de Turckheim |
| Sweetness index : | 2 |
| Soil : | Gravely soil |
Description of the wine Muscat Herrenweg de Turckheim 2005
The Muscat grapes are located on the slightly richer gravely part of the Herrenweg vineyard, allowing the grapes to keep a slightly higher acidity. Herrenweg is also a very precocious area, most grapes can be picked quite early, which means that there is always more varietal character in those wines, and this is exactly what Muscat needs! The cool month of August allowed the grapes to retain this formidable aromatic intensity. September and October were very warm and ideal for maturation, without altering the acidity and freshness potential of the wine. This wine is made from very old vines, but in 2005 we planted 0.4ha of Muscat from our own missal selection. We must be amongst those very few wine producers in Alsace who believe in this difficult to make grape variety.
Tasting notes
01/2007 : The fermentation was quite fast (one month) and the wine clarified very quickly. Tasting this wine, we would never have believed that it kept 16g/l sweetness, as this wine shows such a fresh, fragrant and refreshing structure. The palate feels long and very well balanced, showing lots of grapey flavours. This wine is now fully open and ready to be enjoyed !
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.