Winery KuentzAlsace Grand Cru 'Steinert' Gewurztraminer
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Taste structure of the Alsace Grand Cru 'Steinert' Gewurztraminer from the Winery Kuentz
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Alsace Grand Cru 'Steinert' Gewurztraminer of Winery Kuentz in the region of Alsace is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Food and wine pairings with Alsace Grand Cru 'Steinert' Gewurztraminer
Pairings that work perfectly with Alsace Grand Cru 'Steinert' Gewurztraminer
Original food and wine pairings with Alsace Grand Cru 'Steinert' Gewurztraminer
The Alsace Grand Cru 'Steinert' Gewurztraminer of Winery Kuentz matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of penne à la toscane, spaghetti with salmon or daube niçoise.
Details and technical informations about Winery Kuentz's Alsace Grand Cru 'Steinert' Gewurztraminer.
Discover the grape variety: Gewurztraminer
Full-bodied, exotic whites, rich and heady, with moderate acidity, showing opulent aromas of lychee, rose, mango, ginger, pink grapefruit and gentle spice. Made as aromatic dry, moelleux late-harvest and liquorous sélection de grains nobles. Star of Alsace AOC (one of the four noble varieties) and signature of Alto Adige (Tramin), Palatinate and Germany. A pink mutation of Traminer.
Informations about the Winery Kuentz
The Winery Kuentz is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Alsace Grand Cru 'Steinert' to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Alsace Grand Cru 'Steinert'
Grand Cru of Pfaffenheim in Haut-Rhin (~35 ha, highest altitude of Alsace Grands Crus, steep east-facing slope, dry porous oolitic Dogger limestone): Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris and Riesling signature whites — Riesling sparkling and saline, Pinot Gris and Gewurztraminer generous with very ripe white fruits and liquorice. Major age-worthy wines with full aromatic complexity after cellaring. Benedictine history from the 12th century.
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: Maturation
Transformation undergone by the grape when it is enriched with sugar and loses some of its acidity to reach maturity.
