Winery Hospices Strasbourg - Gewürztraminer Grand Cru 'Kirchberg de Barr' Vendanges Tardives

Winery Hospices Strasbourg Gewürztraminer Grand Cru 'Kirchberg de Barr' Vendanges Tardives

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the world.
The Gewürztraminer Grand Cru 'Kirchberg de Barr' Vendanges Tardives of Winery Hospices Strasbourg is a sweet wine from the region of Alsace Grand Cru 'Kirchberg de Barr' of Alsace.
In the mouth this sweet wine is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).

Taste structure of the Gewürztraminer Grand Cru 'Kirchberg de Barr' Vendanges Tardives from the Winery Hospices Strasbourg

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Gewürztraminer Grand Cru 'Kirchberg de Barr' Vendanges Tardives of Winery Hospices Strasbourg in the region of Alsace is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

Details and technical informations about Winery Hospices Strasbourg's Gewürztraminer Grand Cru 'Kirchberg de Barr' Vendanges Tardives.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Gewurztraminer

Gewurztraminer rosé is a grape variety that originated in France. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of vine is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Gewurztraminer rosé can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Jura, Champagne, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

Informations about the Winery Hospices Strasbourg

The winery offers 40 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Alsace Grand Cru 'Kirchberg de Barr' in the region of Alsace

The Winery Hospices Strasbourg is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 34 wines for sale in the of Alsace Grand Cru 'Kirchberg de Barr' to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Alsace
In the top 75000 of of France wines
In the top 4500 of of Alsace Grand Cru 'Kirchberg de Barr' wines
In the top 8000 of sweet wines
In the top 300000 wines of the world

The wine region of Alsace Grand Cru 'Kirchberg de Barr'

The wine region of Alsace Grand Cru 'Kirchberg de Barr' is located in the region of Alsace Grand Cru of Alsace of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Eugene Klipfel or the Domaine Eugene Klipfel produce mainly wines white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Alsace Grand Cru 'Kirchberg de Barr' are Gewurztraminer, Riesling and Pinot gris, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Alsace Grand Cru 'Kirchberg de Barr' often reveals types of flavors of microbio, peach or spices and sometimes also flavors of oak, vegetal or non oak.


The wine region of Alsace

Alsace, located in the extreme north-east of France, is Distinguished from other French wine regions by its strong Franco-Germanic influences. These influences are the result of a back-and-forth between the German and French sovereignties over the last few centuries. They can be seen not only in the architecture and culture of Alsace, but also in the wines. Alsace wines are produced under three main appellations: Alsace and Alsace Grand Cru for still white wines (Sweet and Dry), and Crémant d'Alsace for Sparkling wines.

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