Winery Wunsch et MannGewürztraminer Alsace Grand Cru 'Hengst'
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 Gewürztraminer Alsace Grand Cru 'Hengst' from the Winery Wunsch et Mann
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Gewürztraminer Alsace Grand Cru 'Hengst' of Winery Wunsch et Mann in the region of Alsace is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Gewürztraminer Alsace Grand Cru 'Hengst' of Winery Wunsch et Mann in the region of Alsace often reveals types of flavors of peach, honey or melon and sometimes also flavors of lychee, earth or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Gewürztraminer Alsace Grand Cru 'Hengst'
Pairings that work perfectly with Gewürztraminer Alsace Grand Cru 'Hengst'
Original food and wine pairings with Gewürztraminer Alsace Grand Cru 'Hengst'
The Gewürztraminer Alsace Grand Cru 'Hengst' of Winery Wunsch et Mann matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of stuffed round zucchini, potato and smoked salmon gratin or fricassee of lambis.
Details and technical informations about Winery Wunsch et Mann's Gewürztraminer Alsace Grand Cru 'Hengst'.
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 Gewürztraminer Alsace Grand Cru 'Hengst' from Winery Wunsch et Mann are 2008, 2016, 2011, 2009
Informations about the Winery Wunsch et Mann
The Winery Wunsch et Mann is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 80 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: Grey (wine)
Wine obtained by vinifying white grapes with coloured skin (black or grey), by direct pressing, without maceration. It is a rosé with very little colour.
