Technical presentation
| Bottling : | September 2000 |
|---|---|
| Acquired alcohol : | 14.9° |
| Residual sugar : | 22.0 g/l |
| Total acidity : | 2.2 g/l H2SO4 / (3.4g/l Tartrique) |
| pH : | 4.1 |
| Yield : | 32 hl/ha |
| Terroir : | Grand Cru Hengst |
| Sweetness index : | 3 |
| Soil : | Calcareous Marl from the Oligocene period, South/South East facing, medium/steep slope |
Description of the wine Gewurztraminer Grand Cru Hengst 1999
Gewurztraminer is a grape variety which needs maturity to express its quality and potential, but also a good acidity to be able to age harmoniously. This contradiction is difficult to overcome, but not so in the Hengst vineyard. The quality of the marl and rocky, calcareous under soil of this grand cru can give agreeable character while the exposition and climate always bring out high ripeness in the grape. The 1999 is typical of this vineyard : really powerful, spicy and strong, muscular structure.
The Hengst Grand Cru of Wintzenheim
The Hengst was first mentioned in the 9th century in an endowment of the Murbach Abbey. The lord of Haut Landsbourg as well as the bailiff of Kaysersberg shared the feudal rights up to the Great Revolution, whilst various noble families, abbeys and the bourgeoisie of Colmar exploited important parcels.