GEWURZTRAMINER Grand Cru MOENCHBERG 2015
The great strength of the Moenchberg is to give fruity, rich and complex wines from their early youth, as well for great dry wines as for splendid sweet wines. They are recognizable by their generous bones, perfectly balanced by an incisive acidity which brings a note of freshness, even in hot vintages.
Presentation
Its gentle slopes shelter a generous terroir that produces fleshy, complex and elegantly noble Gewurztraminer.
The vintage
Very nice vintage.
The Gewurztraminer express themselves in a nice floral register with interesting balances.
Location
South/South-East facing soil
The Pinot Gris and Gewurztraminer also appreciate the richness of this terroir by giving generous and concentrated wines.
Terroir
Marl-calcareous sandstone and colluvium.
In the vineyard
Harvesting is done at the very end of the season, before the late harvest.
These plots are often in an exceptional sanitary state, which allows us to bring in these grapes in optimal conditions, in over-ripeness. We try to have a little botrytis, in order to give the wine an exotic character and candied aromas.
Winemaking
Pressing for a duration of 5 to 6 hours followed by a cold static settling.
Fermentation activated by indigenous yeasts over a period of 3 weeks at a constant and controlled temperature.
Ageing
Aged until spring in stainless steel tanks.
Specifications
Alcohol content : 12 % vol.
Yield : 50 hL/ha
Residual Sugar : 47 g/l
Serving
Serve between 8 and 10°.
Ageing potential
5 to 10 years
Tasting
2015 is an early vintage: notes of dried fruit mark the wines more clearly, especially in a toasted register. The slightly more pronounced bitterness accentuates the length.
Visual appearance
Beautiful golden yellow color.
At nose
Rich and fleshy fruits.
On the palate
More complex aromas, notes of mint, pepper and spices.