Technical presentation
| Bottling : | September 1999 |
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| Acquired alcohol : | 12.9 ° |
| Residual sugar : | 160 g/l |
| Total acidity : | 5 g/l H2SO4 (7.7 g/l Ac Tartrique) |
| pH : | 4.1 |
| Yield : | 21 hl/ha |
| Grape variety : | Pinot Gris |
| Terroir : | Grand Cru Rangen de Thann Clos Saint Urbain |
| Sweetness index : | SGN |
| Soil : | Sedimentary volcanic rocks (Tuffs & Grauwake), South facing, Very steep slope |
Description of the wine Pinot Gris Grand Cru Rangen from Thann Clos Saint Urbain 1998 - Sélection de Grains Nobles
This wine is a concentrate of the VT produced also in 1998! The iodine, flint-stone character is stronger and very typical of the Rangen. This wine comes mostly from the vineyards located near the river, that helps the development of the noble rot. It is not a selection of berries but a whole harvest. A selection would have increased perhaps the sweetness of the wine, but we preferred to keep the maximum of terroir and personality in this wine.
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.