Winery Jean Paul SchaffhauserPinot Gris Alsace Grand Cru 'Hengst'
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 Pinot Gris Alsace Grand Cru 'Hengst' from the Winery Jean Paul Schaffhauser
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Pinot Gris Alsace Grand Cru 'Hengst' of Winery Jean Paul Schaffhauser in the region of Alsace is a .
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 Winery Jean Paul Schaffhauser matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or mushrooms such as recipes of chicken ballotine with ham and mushrooms, lamb curry indian style or boles de picolat (catalan meatballs).
Details and technical informations about Winery Jean Paul Schaffhauser'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.
Informations about the Winery Jean Paul Schaffhauser
The Winery Jean Paul Schaffhauser is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in the of Alsace Grand Cru 'Hengst' to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Alsace Grand Cru 'Hengst'
Grand Cru of Wintzenheim near Colmar (~76 ha, 270–370 m, full south/south-east slope, Oligocene marl-limestone and conglomerate sandstone, dry and warm microclimate): signature Gewurztraminer — powerful, wild in youth, smoky and spicy, evolving nobly with age — and structured Riesling with intense minerality and persistent ripe vivacity. Weißburgunder as complement. Vineyard cited since the 9th century, high alcohol, exceptional complexity and ageing potential.
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: Botrytis cinerea
This fungus, also called noble rot, develops during the over-ripening phase and is an ally of great sweet white wines, when it concentrates the juice of the berries. It requires the humidity of morning fogs and beautiful sunny days, gives musts very rich in sugar and brings to the wines the famous taste of "roasted".
