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Despite a warm climate very favourable to high ripeness, 2009 wasn’t a vintage with huge botrytis development. There were of course a few exceptions, and the Clos Windsbuhl Pinot Gris was particularly affected by noble rot. The late precocity of this vineyard favours a late ripening of the grapes, which makes it always easier with botrytis. There is nothing worse for botrytis to start developing under too warm condition and too early: it often turns into mould or acid rot. The calcareous rocky soil of the Windsbuhl also brings good acidity and structure to these rich wines. In 2009, we were able to select the noble rot in the old vines of Pinot Gris which produced an SGN. The other grapes, still affected with some decent amount of noble rot, produced this wine. Medium length fermentation and the wine finished with a beautiful sweet balance.Early Tasting Notes 2/2011: this wine is already quite showy, probably due to the intensity and quality of the noble rot associated to the exotic character of the 2009 vintage; it is possible to see wonderful honeyed, cocoa, green tea and dried candied fruit flavours. The palate is ample and rich and develops a sweet, round, unctuous finish. It is a very concentrated wine but remains elegant and racy. It will also improve for many years if well kept…Bottling date: 9/2010
Alcohol: 13.8° alc
Residual sweetness: 53 g/l
3 g/l H2SO4
pH: 3.8
Yields: 32 hl/ha
Optimum drinking period: 2014-2034+
Average age of the vines: 40 years
Terroir: Muchelkalk calcareous, south/southeast facing. Medium slope.
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