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8/2017: intense yellow/gold colour. The nose combines intense ripe fruit and classic flinty/smoky aromatics. Despite being very expressive on the nose, the palate shows more earthy aromatics and will only reveal the honey/bee wax (signature of ripe grapes) after a long exposure to air. The wine coats the palate with a velvety sweetness, never overpowering, just strong enough to remind the taster that this wine isn’t dry. Pinot Gris is a diffic...
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The Story
The Clos-Saint-Urbain covers 5.5ha on the western part of the Grand Cru Rangen, close to the old town of Thann and right above the river Thur. The volcanic rocky soil and incredible steep slope bring an unmistakable personality and character to the wines from Rangen. The poor soil and high vine densities explain the richness and concentration of the wines, enhanced by the effect of the river that allows the development of some botrytis on a gr...
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Winter 2014/2015 started with a lot of rain and mild temperatures. Like the previous winter, there were only 10 days (or nights!) with temperatures down to -5°C yet not many more below this. As usual, February and March were very dry and in May and early June we enjoyed some fair weather but also some decent rainfalls. Luckily! At the time we complained, but now we realize how important they were.
The flowering started in the Jebsal (usuall...
