2010 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.0%
Residual Sugar 93 g/L
pH 3.3
Total Acidity 8.4 g/L
Calories (estimated) 155 kcal / glass
150ml glass155 kcal
750ml bottle775 kcal
Grape Varieties Pinot Gris
Drinking Window 2012-2030+
Classification Vendange Tardive
Region Alsace
Soil Quaternary gravel
Vineyard Yield 17 hL/ha
Sites Herrenweg de Turckheim, primarily
Grape Clone Massal selection
Vine Age 65
Botrytis Affected Yes
Bottling Date September 2011
Production Details The very small crop rapidly reached Vendange Tardive ripeness. Fermentation exhausted itself early under the influence of sugar richness, acidity and botrytis, retaining substantial residual sugar; the producer states that fermentation was not stopped and that the yeasts ceased fermenting naturally.
Tasting Notes Producer note dated March 2012: ripe fruit, quince, dried apricot, wax and honey; unctuous, rich and suave palate with fresh acidity on the finish.
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2009 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 14.2%
Residual Sugar 8.5 g/L
pH 3.8
Calories (estimated) 125 kcal / glass
150ml glass125 kcal
750ml bottle625 kcal
Grape Varieties Pinot Gris
Drinking Window 2012-2021
Region Alsace
Soil Gravelly valley-floor soil
Vineyard Yield 31 hL/ha
Sites Herrenweg vineyard
Vine Age 64
Bottling Date September 2010
Production Details Total acidity was reported as 2.7 g/L on an H2SO4-equivalent basis; vineyard surface was 0.5 ha and producer sweetness index was 2. The Herrenweg old vines serve as the source of the domaine's Pinot Gris massal selections.
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2006 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
Residual Sugar 40.2 g/L
pH 4.0
Total Acidity 4.4 g/L
Calories (estimated) 135 kcal / glass
150ml glass135 kcal
750ml bottle675 kcal
Grape Varieties Pinot Gris
Region Alsace
Soil Quaternary gravel
Vineyard Yield 35 hL/ha
Vine Age 61
Bottling Date July 2007
Production Details Producer sweetness index 4. The wine came from two very old, conserved parcels used as a budwood source for new plantings; the producer says their age and deeper rooting allowed ripening without grey-rot problems and that this wine is vinified separately when possible.
Tasting Notes Producer note dated January 2008: overripe, toasted and roasted aromas, coffee, broad and round palate, and a liqueur-like late-harvest finish.
Food Pairing Foie gras or dessert
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1996 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.4%
Residual Sugar 28 g/L
pH 3.4
Total Acidity 5.2 g/L
Calories (estimated) 130 kcal / glass
150ml glass130 kcal
750ml bottle650 kcal
Grape Varieties Pinot Gris
Region Alsace
Soil Gravelly alluvial soil
Vineyard Yield 33 hL/ha
Sites Herrenweg de Turckheim, entirely
Vine Age 50
Bottling Date 1997
Production Details Producer sweetness index 3. The Herrenweg vines were planted in 1946, and the producer describes this warm, dry alluvial site as yielding an aromatic, exotically flavored wine with high ripeness and strong structure.
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Producer Information
Website
Address
4 Rte de Colmar, 68230 Turckheim, France
Phone
+33 3 89 27 02 05
Owner
Olivier Humbrecht
Cellarmaster
Olivier Humbrecht