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In keeping with the trend of all recent vintages, we can witness that nature is more and more precocious every vintage, and 2011 has really beaten any previous record.
Winter 2010/2011 was one of the driest of recent years and the period March to May 2011 was extremely warm and dry. In Turckheim, there wasn’t one drop of rain in March. It wasn’t then a surprise to see many vineyards bud break at the end of March, almost a month earlier than a classic vintage. Some cold temperatures early April, with temperatures around 0°C, gave us sleepless nights as we were very close to a major catastrophe. Luckily, no vines suffered from spring frost.This wine originates 100% from the Herrenweg vineyard, now dominated with the Muscat d’Alsace grape variety that we prefer to the Ottonel, less structured and quicker ripening. The Gravelly soil of the Herrenweg is very precocious and it shows in the style of the wine: very aromatic! The 2011 vintage was harvested perfectly healthy, relatively early in order to avoid excessive richness and, despite a fermentation that lasted until Christmas, the wine clarified quickly and became very approachable. This is the wine for summer!2/2012: big bold floral nose, unmistakably Muscat. Despite spending all its time on the heavy lees, the nose is already fully open. The palate is elegant, displaying long lasting white flower aromas. The little sweetness helps to cover the natural bitterness of this grape and makes it the perfect wine for a summer spicy dish.Bottling date: 3/2011
Alcohol: 12.6° alc
Residual sweetness: g/
g/l H2SO4
pH: 3.3
Yields: 79 hl/ha
Optimum drinking period: 2012-2016
Average age of the vines: 32 years
Terroir: Gravely/silt; 75% Muscat d’Alsace, 25% Ottonel. Indice 2. |
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