Winery PfaffenheimVendanges Tardives Gewürztraminer
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Food and wine pairings with Vendanges Tardives Gewürztraminer
Pairings that work perfectly with Vendanges Tardives Gewürztraminer
Original food and wine pairings with Vendanges Tardives Gewürztraminer
The Vendanges Tardives Gewürztraminer of Winery Pfaffenheim matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of grandma's chicken casserole, grilled sea bass with herbs or sheep's feet with mountain honey.
Details and technical informations about Winery Pfaffenheim's Vendanges Tardives Gewürztraminer.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Vendanges Tardives Gewürztraminer from Winery Pfaffenheim are 2009, 2007, 2011
Informations about the Winery Pfaffenheim
The Winery Pfaffenheim is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 96 wines for sale in the of Alsace to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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: Aging on lees
Maturing on the lees enhances the stability, aromatic complexity and texture of white wines, which gain in body and volume. This phenomenon is induced by autolysis, the process of self-degradation of the lees.
