Technical presentation
| Bottling : | In 1997 |
|---|---|
| Acquired alcohol : | 12.8 ° |
| Residual sugar : | 64.0 g/l |
| Total acidity : | 3.8 g/l H2SO4 / (5.8g/l Tartrique) |
| pH : | 3.8 |
| Yield : | 12 hl/ha |
| Average age of vines : | Vineyard planted in 1983 |
| Grape variety : | Gewurztraminer |
| Terroir : | Heimbourg |
| Sweetness index : | VT |
| Soil : | Calcaire Oligocène, Exposé ouest, Medium to steep slope |
Description of the wine Gewurztraminer Heimbourg 1996 - Vendange Tardive
With the Rangen, this is the smallest crop on the estate (also 12hl/ha). It was harvested very ripe bt only slightly botrytised (like the 1990 in style). The gewurztraminers are planted in the richest part of the marl limestone soil in the Heimbourg, which explains the strong spicy and powerful body of this wine.
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.