Gewürztraminer les Princes Abbés Alsace - Domaines Schlumberger

Gewürztraminer les Princes Abbés Alsace - Domaines SchlumbergerThe Gewürztraminer Les Princes Abbés Alsace in the glass, from Domaines Schlumberger, presents a vivid copper-golden color. After the first swirl, this white wine reveals an excellent balance, as it neither appears watery nor syrupy or liqueur-like on the glass walls. Poured into a white wine glass, this wine from France delights with wonderfully youthful aromas of gooseberry, dried apricot, mango, and lemon, rounded off with additional fruity nuances. This wine tastes pleasantly dry. It was bottled with 22.6 grams of residual sugar. As one would expect from a premium and estate wine segment, this French wine of course delights with fine balance despite its dryness. Aroma does not necessarily require much residual sugar. The Gewürztraminer Les Princes Abbés Alsace can rightly be described as exceptionally fruity and velvety, as it is vinified with a pleasantly sweet flavor profile. The texture of this well-balanced white wine is wonderfully dense on the palate. Ultimately, this white wine from the Alsace wine region impresses with considerable length. Repeated notes of mango and acacia are evident. In the finish, mineral notes from the soils dominated by sand and sandstone also emerge. Vinification of Domaine Schlumberger Gewürztraminer Les Princes Abbés Alsace The balanced Gewürztraminer Les Princes Abbés Alsace from France is a pure varietal wine, vinified from the Gewürztraminer grape variety. In Alsace, the vines that produce the grapes for this wine grow in soils of sand and sandstone. After manual harvest, the grapes are immediately transferred to the press house. Here, they are sorted and gently crushed. This is followed by fermentation in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperatures. The fermentation is followed by several months of aging on fine lees before the wine is finally bottled. Food recommendation for Domaine Schlumberger Gewürztraminer Les Princes Abbés Alsace Enjoy this white wine from France ideally slightly chilled at 11 - 13°C as an accompaniment to elderflower yogurt ice cream with lemon balm, blackberry cream dessert, or veal Tafelspitz with beans and tomatoes.