Winery JosmeyerPinot Gris 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.
The Pinot Gris Grand Cru Hengst of the Winery Josmeyer is in the top 40 of wines of Alsace Grand Cru 'Hengst'.
Taste structure of the Pinot Gris Grand Cru Hengst from the Winery Josmeyer
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Pinot Gris Grand Cru Hengst of Winery Josmeyer in the region of Alsace is a powerful.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Pinot Gris Grand Cru Hengst of Winery Josmeyer in the region of Alsace often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or tropical and sometimes also flavors of citrus, apples or peach.
Food and wine pairings with Pinot Gris Grand Cru Hengst
Pairings that work perfectly with Pinot Gris Grand Cru Hengst
Original food and wine pairings with Pinot Gris Grand Cru Hengst
The Pinot Gris Grand Cru Hengst of Winery Josmeyer matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or mushrooms such as recipes of jambalaya (louisiana), thai shrimp soup (tom yam goong) or chicken breast vol-au-vent.
Details and technical informations about Winery Josmeyer's Pinot Gris 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 Grand Cru Hengst from Winery Josmeyer are 2002, 2008, 2005, 2011 and 2010.
Informations about the Winery Josmeyer
The Winery Josmeyer is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 45 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: ODG
Organisation for the defence and management of wine, set up following the reform of the "syndicats de crus". The ODG is the collective organisation responsible for the defence and management of a product under an official sign of identification and quality and between wine appellations.
