Technical presentation
| Bottling : | September 1998 |
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| Acquired alcohol : | 14.4° |
| Residual sugar : | 14.0 g/l |
| Total acidity : | 4.3 g/l H2SO4 (6.6 g/l Acide Tartrique) |
| pH : | 3.3 |
| Yield : | 45 hl/ha |
| Terroir : | Grand Cru Brand |
| Sweetness index : | 2 |
| Soil : | Granite biotite, South/South East facing, Steep slope |
Description of the wine Riesling Grand Cru Brand 1997
The biotite granite from the Brand is one of the high quality soil that warms up the quickest. The Rieslings are mostly harvested at high maturity with elegant fruity flavour and strong racy acidity. In 1997, the ripeness was incredibly high, even though the grapes were perfectly healthy. Like its predecessor in 1996, the 97 fermented to a high level of alcohol never seen on a Riesling before on our estate. It is a very powerful wine, already open, showing beautiful fruity aromas, for long ageing.
The Brand Grand Cru of Turckheim
In the Brand, this variety acquires finesse and elegance (floral and fruit aromas) without ever becoming coarse or too heavy. The Brand always surprises by the precocity of its wines, but whilst expressive young they also have a great ability to age. The nature of this terroir makes it easy to obtain an optimal ripeness whilst retaining a fine acidity