Cave de TurckheimPinot Gris Alsace Grand Cru Hengst
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with pork, cured meat or mushrooms.
Taste structure of the Pinot Gris Alsace Grand Cru Hengst from the Cave de Turckheim
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Pinot Gris Alsace Grand Cru Hengst of Cave de Turckheim in the region of Alsace is a powerful.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Pinot Gris Alsace Grand Cru Hengst of Cave de Turckheim in the region of Alsace often reveals types of flavors of apples, orange or honey and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Pinot Gris Alsace Grand Cru Hengst
Pairings that work perfectly with Pinot Gris Alsace Grand Cru Hengst
Original food and wine pairings with Pinot Gris Alsace Grand Cru Hengst
The Pinot Gris Alsace Grand Cru Hengst of Cave de Turckheim matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or mushrooms such as recipes of grandma's chicken casserole, traditional tunisian couscous or arctic char with baby vegetables.
Details and technical informations about Cave de Turckheim's Pinot Gris Alsace Grand Cru Hengst.
Discover the grape variety: Pinot gris
Rich, ample whites with a golden robe, showing aromas of pear, quince, honey, smoke, ginger and spice. Made as structured dry wines (Alsace AOC), off-dry and sumptuous late-harvest sweet (vendange tardive, sélection de grains nobles). Lighter and crisper in Italy as Pinot Grigio (Veneto, Friuli). Also in Germany (Grauburgunder), Hungary (Szürkebarát) and Oregon. A grey mutation of Pinot Noir.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Pinot Gris Alsace Grand Cru Hengst from Cave de Turckheim are 2011, 2012, 2010
Informations about the Cave de Turckheim
The Cave de Turckheim is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 135 wines for sale in the of Alsace Grand Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Alsace Grand Cru
Alsatian hierarchical summit: 51 classified lieux-dits over ~800 ha, ultra-varied terroirs (granite, schist, limestone, pink sandstone, marl). 4 noble grapes authorized. Signature Riesling chiseled and taut with signature notes of lemon, white peach, white flowers, stone fruits and a petrol mineral touch, long aging. Opulent Gewurztraminer (lychee, rose, spices), ample smoky Pinot Gris, dry aromatic Muscat.
The wine region of Alsace
Capital of great French aromatic whites, most often dry and single-varietal. Straight, mineral Riesling (lemon, gunflint), opulent, exuberant Gewurztraminer (lychee, rose, spices), round, smoky Pinot Gris, floral, crisp Muscat, supple Pinot Blanc. Fine, fruity Crémants d'Alsace, exceptional sweet Vendanges Tardives and Sélection de Grains Nobles. 15,500 ha at the foot of the Vosges on varied soils, 51 Grands Crus since 1975.
The word of the wine: Film
Skin of the grape containing the colouring matter of red wines (anthocyanins), the most noble tannins and the essential aromatic substances.
