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Sweetness

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Gewurztraminer Sélection de Grains Nobles

Grand Cru Zinnkoepflé

2013

Sumptuous, voluptuous nose. Large range of fruits: orange candied peel, exotic fruits and cooked yellow plum.
Complex character.

TASTING

Sight: Deep golden yellow. Oily, sticks to the glass, fine and numerous tears.

Perfumes: Sumptuous, voluptuous nose. Large range of fruits: orange candied peel, exotic fruits and cooked yellow plum.
Complex character.

Taste: Leaves its long aromas both in the palate and the nose with the addition of ripped yellow fruits. Full-bodied and harmonious, with an endless finish linked to the freshness.

FOOD MATCHING

Foie gras (liver)
With old cheese, strong cheese
Dessert with chocolate
To sip after the meal … with a cigar
To celebrate the most important occasion

TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Alcohol: 11.5% vol
Sugar: 148g/l
Acidity (AT): 4.44
Temperature: 10-12°C
To keep: 20 years
Terroir: Limestone
The altitude (424m) and the orientation (South) explain the origins of the name Zinnkoepfle : in Alsace’s language « koepfle » means the head and « zinn » in the sun. It is the highest Grand Cru in Alsace. The soil is sand and mainly limestone, chalk with shells (muschelkalk).