Gewurztraminer
Koenig - Alsace - Gewurztraminer
White,Alsace - Gewurztraminer
100 % Gewurztraminer
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 and clear color. Nose : Expressive floral nose with some rose hints, fragrances of apricot and tropical fruits. Mouth : Supple and fresh, complex and rich but still elegant and food friendly due to its freshness. Aromas exotic fruits and different spices and peppery/ginger finish. Gastronomic gewurztraminer with surprising of dry finish
Food pairing
Happy match for fish in spicy sauces, smoked salmon, appreciated with sweet and sour dishes, ethnic spicy dishes as well as strong cheeses.
Aging potential
3 to 5 years
Grape varieties
100 % Gewurztraminer
Terrisson Wines
195 rue Guy Arnaud
30900 Nîmes - FRANCE
+33 (0)4.66.23.44.22
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