Technical presentation
| Bottling : | February 2003 |
|---|---|
| Acquired alcohol : | 12.7° |
| Residual sugar : | 7 g/l |
| Total acidity : | 5.9 g/l H2SO4 |
| pH : | 3 |
| Yield : | 39 hl/ha |
| Average age of vines : | 21 years |
| Grape variety : | Riesling |
| Terroir : | Grand Cru Rangen de Thann Clos Saint Urbain |
| Sweetness index : | 1 |
| Soil : | Sedimentary volcanic rocks (Tuffs & Grauwake), South/South East facing, Very steep slope |
Description of the wine Riesling Thann 2001
Some of the youngest riesling vines from the Rangen vineyard were vinified separately in 2001 and produced this wine. At the opposite of the pinot-gris which was highly botritysed in this vineyard, the Riesling remained very healthy. The difference in maturity and yield were enough to justify the declassification into the village category. This wine fermented over 12 months and to the end of the sugars.
Tasting notes
01/2003 : Intense yellow, this wine develops strong toasty, smoky almost peaty aromas on the nose. The palate shows a dry structure, strong minerality, still rough and finishes with this typical bitterness often seen in this type of soil.
The Clos Saint Urbain, Grand Cru Rangen from Thann
The Rangen de Thann is the most southerly of the Alsace vineyards. In his book « Where Alsace wines ripen », Henry Riegert writes: « from the Middle Ages those wines which ripen on the Rangen hillside figure amongst the most famous growths of the whole vineyard region ». The Grand Cru Rangen de Thann, is situated at the exit of the valley, overlooking the village of Thann with the river Thur passing at the foot of the slope.