Technical presentation
| Bottling : | September 1999 |
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| Acquired alcohol : | 13.4° |
| Residual sugar : | 56.0 g/l |
| Total acidity : | 2.5 g/l H2SO4 / (3.8g/l Tartrique) |
| pH : | 3.9 |
| Yield : | 32 hl/ha |
| Average age of vines : | 13 years |
| Terroir : | Heimbourg |
| Sweetness index : | 4 |
| Soil : | Marl-Oligocene calcareous, West North West facing |
Description of the wine Pinot Gris Heimbourg 1998
Like the Rotenberg, the Heimbourg is located on a oligocène calcareous hillside, facing West. This facing helped the botrytis to spread evenly on the grapes in 1998. The small crop and the concentration of the botrytis helped to produce a rich, elegant and aromatic wine; The palate is already today very developed, with classic peach, fruit aromas.
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.