Winery Dopff & IrionGrand Cru Vorbourg Pinot Gris
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a .
This wine generally goes well with pork, cured meat or mushrooms.
Taste structure of the Grand Cru Vorbourg Pinot Gris from the Winery Dopff & Irion
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In the mouth the Grand Cru Vorbourg Pinot Gris of Winery Dopff & Irion in the region of Alsace is a .
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Grand Cru Vorbourg Pinot Gris of Winery Dopff & Irion in the region of Alsace often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, tropical or apples and sometimes also flavors of peach, pear or raisin.
Food and wine pairings with Grand Cru Vorbourg Pinot Gris
Pairings that work perfectly with Grand Cru Vorbourg Pinot Gris
Original food and wine pairings with Grand Cru Vorbourg Pinot Gris
The Grand Cru Vorbourg Pinot Gris of Winery Dopff & Irion matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or mushrooms such as recipes of penne à la toscane, risotto milanese or sot- l- leaves.
Details and technical informations about Winery Dopff & Irion's Grand Cru Vorbourg Pinot Gris.
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 Grand Cru Vorbourg Pinot Gris from Winery Dopff & Irion are 2011, 2018, 2012, 2009 and 2010.
Informations about the Winery Dopff & Irion
The Winery Dopff & Irion is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 53 wines for sale in the of Alsace Grand Cru 'Vorbourg' to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Alsace Grand Cru 'Vorbourg'
Grand Cru of Rouffach (95%) and Westhalten in Haut-Rhin (foot of the Ballons, among Alsace's most sun-drenched, brown limestone on Oligocene conglomerates, ~35% clay, ripening foehn). Riesling, Pinot Gris, and Gewurztraminer are the signature whites — concentrated ripe fruits and taut minerality, aromatic complexity. Pinot Noir recognized as Grand Cru since the 2024 vintage (3rd Alsatian terroir), Muscat as complement.
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: Press (wine)
In red winemaking, wine made from the marcs by pressing after devatting. See goutte (wine of).
