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Wine Information
THE RANGE :
Prestige selection wines are blended from Josmeyer's most favored vineyards in Wintzenheim, Turckheim and Wettolsheim. The grapes are hand-picked and carefully chosen from vines a minimum of 35 years old.
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 : 12 g / l
Alcohol level : 13,4 % / volume
Acidity level in tartaric acidity : 3,1 g / l (acidité tartrique )
Yields : 55 hl / ha
Vintage : The winter and the spring have a clement weather. At the end of April, the weather is like in summer time (27°c ). June is warm and dry and the blossoming ends on June 13th. July and August are together dry and warm, with some rains at the end of season. We begin the harvest on September 18th. Wines are rich and very aromatic. Well balanced, solid and structured, they are nevertheless soft and sensual.
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 thermo-regulated 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 anti-oxidant). Malolactic fermentation is always avoided at Josmeyer and no chaptalization takes place.
Wine tasting : An intense nose of rose petal and turkist delight with a medium weight of sherbet and floral fruit.
Food pairings : Foie gras in brioche - smoked salmon – Thaï, Indian and Creole cooking
