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Wine Information
THE RANGE :
Exceptional Wines Due to very specific climatic conditions (morning fog) from mid-October, the grapes are reaching high levels of ripening, related to the noble rot. In that case, the botrytis cinerea penetrates the grain of grape, to live his flesh, feed and concentrates acids and sugars to induce drying bay. This destruction instilled in the heart of life itself, is transformed into the grapes into a form of eternity. That may be why they say that it is “noble” rot. Harvested by successive tries late October to late November, these grapes are used to produce rare wines from a transfigured life. These are real masterpieces.
VINES :
Terroir : Between Wintzenheim and Turckheim these flat alluvian deposits of the Fecht are rich in clay (22%). The soil is predominantly of sand, shingle, and silt with a high incidence of pebbles and frequent plates of loess. From this vineyard come wines which are soft and sensual.
Age of vines : 40 ans
Grape variety : GEWURZTRAMINER
THE WINE :
Sugar Level : 53 g / l
Alcohol level : 13,1 % / volume
Acidity level in tartaric acidity : 5,8 g / l (acidité tartrique)
Yields : 30 hl / ha
Vintage : In opposition with the two previous years, the winter 2001/2002 has been relatively rigorous with, end of december, a long period of frost. The spring was mild and humid, The bursting of the vines started mid - April. The vines were growing up nicely and the flowering, around June 15th. The summer is rainy. The harvest started on Wednesday 18th September with the Muscat. We made many special tries and we obtain some wonderful and rare products like the Riesling Grand Cru Hengst Sélection de Grains Nobles. 2002 wines will be well - balanced and elegant. Their richness will be counterbalanced by a good acidity.
Vinification : The grapes were hand picked and whole-bunch pressed very slowly and gently in pneumatic presses over 5-8 hours to give a clean must and a beneficial amount of skin contact. Transferred to thermoregulated stainless steel tanks the juice then began a natural fermentation using only its own natural yeast which lasted for one month. The fermentation was initially temperature controlled but was eventually allowed to proceed at its own pace to allow the wine to develop its own character and complexity. The wine stabilized in stainless steel tanks naturally during the winter season and, following a very gentle filtering, was bottled in March 2007 before the heat of summer to preserve the natural carbonic gas (a natural antioxidant). Malolactic fermentation is always avoided at Josmeyer and no chaptalization takes place.
Wine tasting : The nose is intense with aromas of rose, moving on hints of lemongrass. The palate is soft, sugar covering slightly the acidity, balanced and thin with a beautiful structure. The finish is quite long on the fruit.
Food pairings : Mousse of exotic fruits, ginger cake, Christmas cookies, orange savarin.
