Pinot Gris Grand Cru Hengst

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Pinot Gris Grand Cru Hengst

With an open and aromatic bouquet, this wine is ample, with a touch of mellowness but also nicely crisp and exceedingly mineral. This fine terroir wine has a smoky finish. No to be missed!

Notes :
  • Bettane + Desseauve 18/20
  • Gault & Millau 17,5/20
  • Parker 88/100
  • La Revue du Vin de France 19/ 20

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Wine characteristics

  • Vintage : Pinot Gris Grand Cru Hengst
  • Year : 2007
  • Appellation : Pinot Gris Grand Cru
  • Colour : White
  • Grape types : Pinot Gris
  • Soil : marl and chalk
  • Harvest : manual
  • Type of viticulture : biodynamic
  • Contenance : 75cl

Tasting - Cellaring

  • Appearance : golden
  • Nose : yellow fruit with a hint of toasting
  • Mouth : ample, mellow and mineral
  • Serving temperature : 10 -12 °C
  • Cellaring : 4 to 5 years
  • Drink from : 2015
  • Winemaking process : fermentation for 1 to 4 months
  • Maturation : in old hogsheads or in vats

Food-matching

  • Food-matching : foie gras, Asian dishes

Experts reviews :

  • Bettane + Desseauve

    Rated wine : 18/20
  • Gault & Millau

    Rated wine : 17,5/20
  • Parker

    Rated wine : 88/100
  • La Revue du Vin de France

    Rated wine : 19/ 20

Domain :

The estate, located in Wintzenheim near Colmar, is made up of 28 hectares including 2 great growths: Hengst, with predominantly chalky soils, and Brand which is mostly made up of flint. Biodynamic winemaking has been employed since 2004 and the uncompromisingly natural wines reflect the care lavished upon them. 

Appellation :

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The vineyards of Alsace (15,000 hectares) stretch for 170 km, from Strasbourg in the North to Mulhouse in the South, along a narrow band barely more than a few kilometres in width.

Nestled in the shelter of the massif formed by the Vosges, which provides an obstacle to the bands of rain sweeping in from the Atlantic Ocean, the Alsace region has surprising low rainfall and the hours of sunshine are unusually high for this latitude. With East/South-East exposure, the grapes in the area find the conditions ideal for achieving the ideal maturity.

Of note is the wide diversity of soil types that make up the region: granite, limestone, sandstone, marl, calcareous clay and son on. These varying soils enable the same grape type to find differing expressions in the wines it creates, as can be seen from the various great vintages produced.

The majority of the wines are produced from a single grape type, although some innovative winemakers have opted for blended wines in recent years that better reflect the identity of the ‘terroir’ – that wonderfully indefinable French term that means ‘soil’ or ‘land’ or even ‘micro-climate’ – and all of the individual local factors that go to create the wines.

Alsace wines are often wonderfully fresh, with a highly aromatic side to them, as well as residual sweetness sometimes. Whites make up 90% of production, with reds and rosés (based on pinot noir) 10%. The 52 ‘Grands Crus’ produce 4% of the region’s total volume of around 1,150,000 hl.

Recent vintages:

  • 2011: an abundant harvest, producing pleasant, easy-to-drink wines that should be drunk young.
  • 2012: a classic year, with light, delicate wines with exotic touches. Greater potential for laying down than 2011.
  • 2013: a winemaker’s vintage. Note the stunning success of the pinot blanc.

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