Technical presentation
| Bottling : | September 2001 |
|---|---|
| Acquired alcohol : | 13.4° |
| Residual sugar : | 9 g/l |
| Total acidity : | 4.5 g/l H2SO4 (6.8 g/l Acide Tartrique) |
| pH : | 3.3 |
| Yield : | 42 hl/ha |
| Terroir : | Clos Hauserer |
| Sweetness index : | 2 |
| Soil : | Calcareous Marl from the Oligocene period, East facing, Very gentle slope |
Description of the wine Riesling Clos Häuserer 2000
We took the decision in 2000 not to wait too long to harvest this vineyard and were surprised by the result: the ripeness was high and so was the acidity! The quality of the soil (marl/calcareous) located just under the Grand Cru Hengst associated to a dry and warm climate helped to obtain this result.
Tasting notes
12/2001 : The Clos Häuserer 2000 is a rich wine, tasting completely dry, with a huge powerful Riesling personality: full of mineral, wet stones aromas. Certainly it will need time to open, but the structure is giving away the pleasure this wine will give in a few years from now. Classic wine with sea fish.
The Clos Häuserer of Wintzenheim
This soil rich in clay and chalk gives an important structure to the Riesling grown in the Clos Haüserer. Although this vineyard benefits from a warm and precocious climate, ripeness is achieved much later than the surrounding terroirs.