Technical presentation
| Bottling : | February 2007 |
|---|---|
| Acquired alcohol : | 12.4° |
| Residual sugar : | 14.7 g/l |
| Total acidity : | 4.8 g/l H2SO4 (7.3 g/l Acide Tartrique) |
| pH : | 3.0 |
| Yield : | 30.5 hl/ha |
| Average age of vines : | 30 years |
| Grape variety : | Riesling |
| Terroir : | Herrenweg de Turckheim |
| Sweetness index : | 2 |
| Soil : | Gravely soil |
Description of the wine Riesling Herrenweg de Turckheim 2005 LOT 144
This Lot 144 of the Riesling Herrenweg was harvested slightly earlier and had already started fermenting when the lot 148 was harvested. To make matters more complicated, this wine fermented over a year and kept some residual sweetness. At the end, we decided not to blend the two wines together in order to keep their totally different character intact. The lot 144 is located on the slightly richer part of the Herrenweg vineyard, where some very fine silt covers the pebbles and makes the soils slightly less warm. The result is a wine with similar ripeness, but with higher acidity, explaining why the yeasts took longer to ferment this wine.
Tasting notes
01/2007 : This wine shows the typical fruity, open nose of the Herrenweg Rieslings. Much more aromatic than Lot148, it is also more predictable on the palate: elegant, delicate, with a fine balance between the ripeness and the acidity. The residual sweetness can be detected, but will certainly blend in the wine very quickly.
The Herrenweg of Turckheim
The wines from Herrenweg of Turckheim are always very aromatic, advanced in their development and are always defined by a very ripe acidity and opulent fruit. The wines from Herrenweg are accessible and generous in their youth and although they are often best enjoyed at this stage can surprise 10 or even 20 years later.