Gewurztraminer Grand Cru Kitterlé 2001
Location
"Le Brise-Mollets" - "Calf-Breaker" : it was given this local nickname
by the vinegrowers who worked in the breathtakingly high vineyards on
steep slopes, often as steep as 1 in 2 or 1 in 3. This
volcanic-sandstone plot is on a unique site, on a steeply sloping
rocky outcrop facing three ways (south-west, south and south east). The
light, sandy soil, which is kept back by huge drystone walls, only
gives very low yields.
Alcohol : 12,5°
Acidity (Sulphuric acid) : 2,96grs/l
Residual sugar : 50grs/l
How it is made & raised
Hand-picked, put into crates. Whole bunches pressed. Static settling of the must. Fermented in temperature controlled tuns. Raised on the less for 8 months.
Tasting notes
A beautfiful light yellow, our Gewurztraminer Grand Cru Kitterlé 2001 is an archetypical example of a terroir wine. Its nose is still discreet and very fine, and there is a glimpse of hints of exotic fruit (lychees), flowers (roses) and spices.
Matching it with food
Our Gewurztraminer Grand Cru Kitterlé 2001 goes perfectly with fresh or fried foie gras but also with the strongest of fragrant herbs. It will also make an ideal match for numerous Asian dishes for example, Chinese, Cantonese, Sichuangese, Indonesian, Malaysian, Thai or Indian dishes.