£33.20
Enjoy the aromatic and floral benefits of this biodynamic Gewurztraminer wine. It is a French white wine from the Alsace region, produced by Gonzalez Byass, perfect for pairing with grilled fish or light spicy meals.
- Made from old vineyards in Turckheim, Alsace, ensuring quality and character.
- Bone dry with a velvety tannic texture, offering a refined palate.
- Biodynamic and suitable for vegans, adhering to sustainable practices.
- Alcohol by volume: 13%, with storage potential until 2032.
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This Gewurztraminer was made from relatively old vineyards located on the warmest part of the gravelly valley floor near the village of Turckheim. This grape variety is the one that needs the most sunshine, and some warmth, during the few weeks before harvest. Like a red grape, Gewurztraminer requires perfect skin ripeness, in order to avoid vulgar aromatics but also green tannins. Phenolic ripeness is paramount for Gewurztraminer. It can be achieved by waiting a long time to harvest the grapes (that is usually done on the richer marl soils, producing sweeter wines) or by planting this grape on a geology allowing for precocious ripeness, like the gravelly and sandy soils. It explains why Gewurztraminer was an important grape in this area in Turckheim. Being able to harvest earlier also helps to control the potential richness of the wines. After a very fast fermentation, this wine ended up bone dry. It was kept on its full lees until bottling.
Warning: This product is age restricted to 18 or over.
Product attributes: Vegetarian, Vegan, Organic.
Country of origin: France.
Storage: Drink now to 2032.
Package type: Glass.
Dietary Information: Suitable for Vegans, Biodynamic.
Grape variety: Gewurztraminer.
Current vintage: 2023.
Regional information: This Gewurztraminer was made from relatively old vineyards located on the warmest part of the gravelly valley floor near the village of Turckheim.
Tasting notes: Intense yellow colour. The nose shows subtle floral notes, typical of the grape variety, but also complex, slightly reductive, mineral, leather and spicy/peppery aromas. It almost feels like the scent one would get after a rainfall on the pebbles of this vineyard. It will benefit from air (carafe) and will continue to open up with age. The palate is vigorous, elegant and full of energy. Bone dry, with a velvety tannic texture, the palate shows an almost light red wine structure with a salivating finish.
Alcohol by volume: 13%.
Units: 9.75.
Producer: Domaine Zind Humbrecht.
Serving suggestions: This wine will be excellent with food (grilled fish, prawns, light spicy food).
Winemaker: Olivier Humbrecht MW (France's very first Master of Wine).
Vinification details: After a very fast fermentation, this wine ended up bone dry. It was kept on its full lees until bottling.
