Technical presentation
| Bottling : | August 2016 |
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| Acquired alcohol : | 12.5° |
| Residual sugar : | 73.0 g/l |
| Total acidity : | 3.5 g/l H2SO4 |
| pH : | 3.41 |
| Yield : | 38 hl/ha |
| Optimum tasting : | 2020-2040+ |
| Average age of vines : | Vineyard planted in 1983 |
| Terroir : | Clos Jebsal |
| Sweetness index : | VT |
| Soil : | Grey marls and gypsum (Keuper), South facing, Very steep slope |
Description of the wine Pinot Gris Clos Jebsal 2015 - Vendange Tardive
The Clos Jebsal is located on a steep slope, due South, in Turckheim. In this area, the fault lines are very close to each other, and the Keuper (Trias period) of the Jebsal is tucked in between the Granite of the Brand, the Muschelkalk of the Boland and the Oligocene of the Heimbourg. It is fascinating to see that in less than 500m it is possible to cross half a billion years of geological time! The limestone from the Keuper contains lots of marl and clay, and in this case is also rich in Gypsum. This is the only ‘lieu-dit’ of Turckheim directly named after the geology as Jebsal means ‘the place of gypsum’. Such soils stay cooler, keep more water and resist heat and drought very well. Grapes ripen very fast in this precocious micro climate and Jebsal always reaches a VT or SGN level. In 2015, the botrytis was slow to develop and in order to preserve a nice acidity we chose not to make a selection and only produced a Vendange Tardive. Fermentation was fast and the wine reached a classic balance.
Tasting notes
8/2017: intense gold colour. As noble rot was in small proportion, the nose remains very fruity and elegant for such a wine. There are lots of white fruit, peach, apricots aromatics and only a little honey on the nose. The palate doesn’t come as a surprise, the nose has already announced a seductive and gently sweet mouth. Nice length, but no unnecessary weight. This wine will go far and should keep its seductive and harmonious balance.
The Brand Grand Cru of Turckheim
In the Brand, this variety acquires finesse and elegance (floral and fruit aromas) without ever becoming coarse or too heavy. The Brand always surprises by the precocity of its wines, but whilst expressive young they also have a great ability to age. The nature of this terroir makes it easy to obtain an optimal ripeness whilst retaining a fine acidity