Gewurztraminer Herrenweg de Turckheim 2005

Gewurztraminer Herrenweg de Turckheim 2005

Medium Dry Wine
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Technical presentation

Bottling : September 2006
Acquired alcohol : 15°
Residual sugar : 12.1 g/l
Total acidity : 2.6 g/l H2SO4 (4.0 g/l Acide Tartrique)
pH : 3.95
Average age of vines : 52 years
Terroir : Herrenweg de Turckheim
Sweetness index : 2
Soil : Gravely soil

Description of the wine Gewurztraminer Herrenweg de Turckheim 2005

Traditionally, the gravely soil of the Herrenweg was mostly planted with the Gewurztraminer grape variety. The lighter, warmer and precocious soil would help this grape variety to reach a certain level of ripeness, in order to develop complex aromas (physiologically unripe Gewurztraminer can taste like pharmacy!). Unfortunately, Gewurztraminer is also a grape variety that often lacks acidity and is therefore more at home in calcareous soils. Fortunately, as the vines get older, roots go deeper also and the grapes can reach a good balance. There is always a big difference in quality between young and mature vines in this vineyard, and I can only be grateful to my parents and grand/parents for having planted many vineyards in the 50’s and 60’s and kept them! The 2005 reached an ideal ripeness (VT is not an objective here) and the wine fermented quickly.

Gewurztraminer Herrenweg de Turckheim 2005

Tasting notes

01/2007 : The 2005 is showing much more minerality and spices than usual. The grapes were quite healthy with less than 15% botrytis, which explain the precise nose. The palate is powerful, with intense smoked meat, flowers, cinnamon… aromas with a relatively gentle and slightly round finish. Ready to be appreciated now, it will continue to open nicely for the next years.

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