Technical presentation
| Bottling : | September 2006 |
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| Acquired alcohol : | 12.2 ° |
| Residual sugar : | 11 g/l |
| Total acidity : | 3.7 g/l H2SO4 (5.7 g/l Tartrique) |
| pH : | 3.3 |
| Yield : | 41 hl/ha |
| Average age of vines : | Vineyard planted in 1994 |
| Grape variety : | Riesling |
| Terroir : | Heimbourg |
| Sweetness index : | 2 |
| Soil : | Calcaire Oligocène, South/South East facing, Very steep slope |
Description of the wine Riesling Heimbourg 2005
The Heimbourg vineyard covers 9ha on a steep calcareous hillside in Turckheim. Most of the vineyard is facing west, at the exception of a small steep (50% slope) south-south west facing part. This is we decided to plant the Riesling. The warm and dry micro climate is compensated by a relatively deep marl calcareous soil that takes lots of heat to warm up. The Riesling always ripens very well, but not any faster as some less sun exposed vineyards. The Heimbourg always manages to keep high acidity and, surprisingly, develops little botrytis. In 2005, the grapes were harvested very healthy, gold coloured with a classic ripeness. The fermentation lasted 3 months.
Tasting notes
01/2007 : The nose is relatively open for the Heimbourg, showing a mixture of stony flavours and delicate aromas of flowers. It is a relatively delicate style of Heimbourg; even though there is some sweetness, the finish is very clean and feels almost dry. This wine will gain enormously in aromatic presence if kept for a couple years.
The Heimbourg of Turckheim
The wines produced on the Heimbourg are rich, opulent, often spicy and can include noble rot. The slower ripening of the grapes often produces wines that are aromatically expressive from a young age, contrary to its neighbour the Clos Jebsal with whom we have to show patience.