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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.Originating from Herrenweg and Rotenberg vineyards, this blend of Auxerrois (70%) and Pinot Blanc (30%) benefits from the combination of calcareous and gravelly soils. The cooler limestone of Rotenberg, mostly planted in Auxerrois, brings structure and acidity, the warmer Herrenweg brings richness and fruit. The 2011 was harvested very healthy. Our goal was to harvest these grapes at an elegant level of ripeness, ensuring that the wine would finish dry. The fermentation was fast and the wine became clear rapidly.2/2012: we really have no doubt about bottling this wine so early. It developed into an elegant delicate style, with classic light fruity nose and some yeast/nutty character. The palate is dry, without any aggressiveness, and medium long. This is a very easy wine to use on an everyday basis.Bottling date: 3/2012
Alcohol: 12.8° alc
Residual sweetness: <2 g/l 3.
1 g/l H2SO4
pH: 3.4
Yields: 80 hl/ha
Optimum drinking period: 2012/2016
Average age of the vines: 36 years
Terroir: Oligocene Calcareous and gravely soil.
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