Technical presentation
| Bottling : | Septembre 2004 |
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| Acquired alcohol : | 14.5° |
| Residual sugar : | 2 g/l |
| Yield : | 16 hl/ha |
| Average age of vines : | 50 years |
| Terroir : | Herrenweg de Turckheim |
| Sweetness index : | 1 |
| Soil : | Gravely soil |
Description of the wine Gewurztraminer Herrenweg de Turckheim 2003
Due to the extremely low yields in this vintage (early frost), we could just fill one cask with all the gewürztraminer grapes from this vineyard. Gravely soils do warm up very quickly in spring, often pushing the vine to budbreak much earlier than any other area in Alsace. This increases the risk of late frost damage, especially for the gewürztraminer grape variety that tends to grow earlier also. The grapes were harvested middle of September. Thankfully the sugar ripeness didn’t increase much between the end of August and the harvest. This allowed the skins to further ripen without being over ripe. Very fast fermentation.
Tasting notes
06/2004 : This wine really decided to finish dry, and it is a good thing. It shows now very fresh rose and intense spicy aromas. Even though there is no residual sweetness, the palate taste smooth, without the usual gewürztraminer bitterness. The fact that the skins were fully ripe gives a nice structure. The tannins are there, but not dry at all.
10/2004 : The gewurztraminer is the grape that surprised me the most after the bottling. All the bottlings gained so much in fruit, spiciness and general aromatic intensity. This wine has now all the intense rose, litchi flavours one can expect from this vineyard. The palate is intense, spicy and feels balanced with a good acidity, when in fact it is very low !
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.