Technical presentation
| Bottling : | March 2000 |
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| Acquired alcohol : | 12.8 ° |
| Residual sugar : | 22.0 g/l |
| Total acidity : | 3.6 g/l H2SO4 (5.6 g/l Tartrique) |
| pH : | 3.4 |
| Yield : | 30 hl/ha |
| Average age of vines : | Vineyard planted in 1994 |
| Grape variety : | Riesling |
| Terroir : | Heimbourg |
| Sweetness index : | 3 |
| Soil : | Calcaire Oligocène, South/South East facing, Very steep slope |
Description of the wine Riesling Heimbourg 1998
This wine comes from the small south part of the Heimbourg vineyard, on a severe south-south-west slope, immediately near the Clos Jebsal. This riesling benefited from a warm and healthy micro-climate (exposed to the valley winds). The young age of the vines is compensated by the small grapes, always very healthy) and the small yields per vine. The calcareous-marl soil produced an elegant wine, with ripe acidity, responsible for the slow fermentation and the residual sweetness of the wine, which gives a touch of roundness on the finish.
The Heimbourg of Turckheim
The wines produced on the Heimbourg are rich, opulent, often spicy and can include noble rot. The slower ripening of the grapes often produces wines that are aromatically expressive from a young age, contrary to its neighbour the Clos Jebsal with whom we have to show patience.