Technical presentation
| Bottling : | September 2002 |
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| Acquired alcohol : | 9° |
| Residual sugar : | 276 g/l |
| Total acidity : | 5.6 g/l H2S04 |
| pH : | 3.9 |
| Yield : | 13 hl/ha |
| Average age of vines : | 24 years |
| Grape variety : | Pinot Gris |
| Terroir : | Clos Windsbuhl |
| Sweetness index : | SGN |
| Soil : | Muschelkalk calcareous, South/South East facing |
Description of the wine Pinot Gris Clos Windsbuhl 2001 - Sélection de Grains Nobles
Since 1988, 2001 is the first vintage where we judged the botrytis sufficiently intense to be able to produce an SGN. Often, we did prefer to harvest the whole crop without selection, in order to produce a late harvest. The botrytis was much drier in this vineyard, compared to the rest of the estate. The result is a wine of incredible concentration in sugar and acidity. The very slow fermentation ended with a balance sugar/acidity typical for SGN of great richness. This wine was vinified in new oak barriques.
Tasting notes
01/2003 : Deep gold. The nose is already very open, with strong honey, waxy, exotic fruits flavours and a slight toasted character. The nose is a give away to the richness and sweetness of this wine. The sweetness on the palate is balanced with a great and fine acidity. The overripe character of this wine is never heavy, but well in harmony with the vineyard influence. Incredible ageing potential.
The Clos Windsbuhl of Hunawihr
The altitude of the vineyard coupled with Hunawihr’s tardy climate means that the Clos Windsbuhl is often one of the last of our vineyards to be harvested. This explains the aromatic quality of the Clos’ wines and the consistent balance of acidity, a guarantee of good ageing. Although often harvested late, the Windsbuhl grapes are only rarely botryitized, doubtless due to the altitude of the vineyard, but nevertheless often reach high levels of maturity.