Technical presentation
| Bottling : | In 1998 |
|---|---|
| Acquired alcohol : | 13.9° |
| Residual sugar : | Moins de 2 g/l |
| Total acidity : | 5.4 g/l H2SO4 / (8.3g/l Tartrique) |
| pH : | 3.2 |
| Yield : | 37 hl/ha |
| Grape variety : | Riesling |
| Terroir : | Grand Cru Brand |
| Sweetness index : | 1 |
| Soil : | Granite biotite, South/South East facing, Steep slope |
Description of the wine Riesling Grand Cru Brand 1996
The biotite granite of the Grand Cru Brand is one of our vineyard that warms up the quickest. The maturation is always fast, and the result is a wine with strong and elegant flavours and a racy mouth. Also a very high maturity, but thank to exceptional wild yeasts (I guess!), the wine fermented to dryness. It is a powerful wine, but with delicate floral aromas.
The Brand Grand Cru of Turckheim
In the Brand, this variety acquires finesse and elegance (floral and fruit aromas) without ever becoming coarse or too heavy. The Brand always surprises by the precocity of its wines, but whilst expressive young they also have a great ability to age. The nature of this terroir makes it easy to obtain an optimal ripeness whilst retaining a fine acidity