Technical presentation
| Bottling : | September 1999 |
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| Acquired alcohol : | 14.2° |
| Residual sugar : | 112 g/l |
| Total acidity : | 4.4 g/l H2SO4 (6.7 g/l Acide Tartrique) |
| pH : | 4.4 |
| Yield : | 20 hl/ha |
| Average age of vines : | 35 years |
| Grape variety : | Gewurztraminer |
| Terroir : | Grand Cru Rangen de Thann Clos Saint Urbain |
| Sweetness index : | VT |
| Soil : | Sedimentary volcanic rocks (Tuffs & Grauwake), South facing, Steep slope |
Description of the wine Gewurztraminer Grand Cru Rangen de Thann Clos-Saint-Urbain 1998 - Vendange Tardive
Impossible to detect any trace of gewurztraminer in this wine. The terroir is so strong, associated with an incredible acidity and racy flinty character that the Rangen is more obvious that the grape variety in this wine. High maturity, intense botrytis combine with the volcanic rock to produce a mineral, almost salted wine, where the sweetness is almost totally hidden.
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.