Technical presentation
| Bottling : | March 2001 |
|---|---|
| Acquired alcohol : | 14° |
| Residual sugar : | 7 g/l |
| Total acidity : | 3.2 g/l H2SO4 (4.9 g/l Acide Tartrique) |
| pH : | 3.7 |
| Yield : | 21.5 hl/ha |
| Average age of vines : | 37 years |
| Grape variety : | Riesling |
| Terroir : | Grand Cru Rangen de Thann Clos Saint Urbain |
| Sweetness index : | 1 |
| Soil : | Sedimentary volcanic rocks, South facing, Very steep slope |
Description of the wine Riesling Grand Cru Rangen de Thann Clos St Urbain 1999
The Rangen vineyard was really put to the test in 1999! (flowering, mildiou, first year of biodynamic cultivation). This incredible vineyard rose above all difficulties to produce a small crop of excellent quality grapes with high levels of ripeness. The botrytis was particularly rare on the riesling, this combined with a very slow fermentation produced a powerful, dry wine strongly influenced by the volcanic soil (flint, peat mineral character). A complex wine with great ageing potential.
The Clos Saint Urbain, Grand Cru Rangen from Thann
The Rangen de Thann is the most southerly of the Alsace vineyards. In his book « Where Alsace wines ripen », Henry Riegert writes: « from the Middle Ages those wines which ripen on the Rangen hillside figure amongst the most famous growths of the whole vineyard region ». The Grand Cru Rangen de Thann, is situated at the exit of the valley, overlooking the village of Thann with the river Thur passing at the foot of the slope.