Pinot Gris
Koenig - Alsace - Pinot Gris
White,Alsace - Pinot Gris
100 % Pinot Gris
history
The company is proudly devoted to the art of producing Fine Wines and takes pleasure in passing on to wine and food lovers around the world the benefit of their knowledge of Alsace wines.
Vineyard
Various hill-sides around the little village of Bergheim with a predominance of heavy soils compound by clay and limestone.
Winemaking
While traditional methods of wine-making have been rigourously maintained, the familly also used the most up to date equipment. This marriage of old and new enables Koenig team to offer a prestigious marriage of fine wines among the best the French government has distinguished with the Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée label. Our cellars hold our wines in oak casks and its vats of a more modern style, so that the wine matures gracefully with all the time it needs.
Tasting notes
Eye : gold yellow. Nose : charming and complex nose of dried white fruits, nuts, smokiness, very expressive ! Mouth : generous and medium bodied, it has a great mouth filling texture, very pleasant, fruity with a very enjoyable finish thanks to its balanced acidity.
Food pairing
The Pinot Gris is a very versatile wine which you can enjoy all along a menu. You can have it as an aperitif or with a buffet, pair it with some hot starters based on “foie gras”, sweet and sour dishes, Thaï food, with game food cooked with some vegetables or mushrooms, roast meat, average fat cheeses and even fruity desserts.
Aging potential
3 to 5 years
Grape varieties
100 % Pinot Gris
Terrisson Wines
195 rue Guy Arnaud
30900 Nîmes - FRANCE
+33 (0)4.66.23.44.22
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