Riesling Grand Cru Kessler 2006
Analytical information
- * Alcohol : 12.71°
* Acidity (sulphuric acid) : 4.56 grs/l
* Residual sugar : 4.6 grs/l
History
Distinguished right from 1394, KESSLER has been sold under its own name since 1830.
Location
22 ha of this 29 ha plot belong to our domaine.
KESSLER lies on a bedrock of sandstone and in the middle of this plot there is a small valley facing east, south-east which shelters it from the north winds and cold airstreams which comes from the valley of Guebwiller. A natural extension of Grand Cru KITTERLE, its reddish soils lie on a bedrock of Vosges sandstone. At the bottom, a limestone outcrop makes the soil more clayey.
How it is made & raised
Hand-picked. Whole bunches pressed. Static settling of the must. Fermented in temperature controlled tuns. Raised on the less for 8 months.
Tasting notes
The robe is a light golden yellow with green reflections of good intensity. The disk is bright, limpid and transparent. The wine has a vivid youthful quality.
The nose is marked, pleasant, with a good intensity. It gives out a complex dominant of fruity scents, citrus fruits, lemon peel. Airing remains reserved but a slightly candied hint can be perceived. The grapes display a smoothness and a level of maturity that will allow it reveal itself later.
The onset in the mouth is ample and fleshy. The alcoholic base is full-bodied. One evolves on an edgy and precise medium where the range of flavours reveals the fruitiness of citrus fruits as well as a very delicate floral character and an underlying minerality, together with a hint of bitterness.
The finish offers a moderate length, 6 caudalies, and a sharp vivacity.
Time will allow this wine to open out.
The nose is marked, pleasant, with a good intensity. It gives out a complex dominant of fruity scents, citrus fruits, lemon peel. Airing remains reserved but a slightly candied hint can be perceived. The grapes display a smoothness and a level of maturity that will allow it reveal itself later.
The onset in the mouth is ample and fleshy. The alcoholic base is full-bodied. One evolves on an edgy and precise medium where the range of flavours reveals the fruitiness of citrus fruits as well as a very delicate floral character and an underlying minerality, together with a hint of bitterness.
The finish offers a moderate length, 6 caudalies, and a sharp vivacity.
Time will allow this wine to open out.
Matching it with food
To serve with a salad of scallops with a spicy juice. The recommended serving temperature is 12°C.
Technical sheet elaborated by Mr Pascal LEONETTI
"Best Sommelier of France 2006"
"Best Young Sommelier of France 2003"
"Best Sommelier of France 2006"
"Best Young Sommelier of France 2003"