Technical presentation
| Bottling : | March 2001 |
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| Acquired alcohol : | 12.6 ° |
| Residual sugar : | 48.0 g/l |
| Total acidity : | 3.7 g/l H2SO4 (5.7 g/l Tartrique) |
| pH : | 3.6 |
| Yield : | 35 hl/ha |
| Average age of vines : | 22 years |
| Grape variety : | Pinot Gris |
| Terroir : | Clos Windsbuhl |
| Sweetness index : | 5 |
| Soil : | Muschelkalk calcareous, South facing |
Description of the wine Pinot Gris Clos Windsbuhl 1999
Despite a very slow fermentation, this wine kept much of its residual sweetness. The small yields and the poor nature of the soil (calcareous muschelkalk) provides a harmonious balance to the wine. The quality of this terroir brings delicacy and elegance to this rich wine as well as an aromatic complexity, showing already huge exotic flavours. The 1999 can be compared to the 1988, excepts perhaps with a more pronounced acidity.
The Clos Windsbuhl of Hunawihr
The altitude of the vineyard coupled with Hunawihr’s tardy climate means that the Clos Windsbuhl is often one of the last of our vineyards to be harvested. This explains the aromatic quality of the Clos’ wines and the consistent balance of acidity, a guarantee of good ageing. Although often harvested late, the Windsbuhl grapes are only rarely botryitized, doubtless due to the altitude of the vineyard, but nevertheless often reach high levels of maturity.