2008 Alsace, Gewürztraminer Sélection Grains Nobles, Domaine Marcel Deiss
About Producer
The Deiss family has been in Bergheim, Alsace, since 1744 through a long line of winegrowers, blacksmiths and bellfounders. Founded in 1947, Domaine Marcel Deiss has 38ha of biodynamically farmed vines. A master of co-planting, Jean-Michel Deiss, who took over the family estate in 1981, offers his own interpretation of the interaction between soil and grape varieties with the aim to put the terroir at the forefront, without the ubiquitous constraints of a single varietal. Thanks to such unparallel approach in Alsace, Domaine Deiss' signature wines are magnificent renditions of their respective terroirs. Today, it's Mathieu Deiss, Jean-Michel's son, who is the manager of the domaine.
Varietals
Gewürztraminer
About Appellation
‘Sélection de Grains Nobles‘ (SGN), selection of noble berries, is a painstaking process with bunch by bunch harvest during which only fruits affected by noble rot are handpicked. A series of successive ‘tries’, manual sorting practice to pick only ripe and healthy grapes, are performed to harvest the perfect berries. SGN is a step up from ‘Vendanges Tardives’, late harvest, and the minimum sugar level is 279g/l for gewürztraminer.
Tasting Notes
Fragrant nose of citrus peel, acacia honey, plum preserve and orange marmalade, dense mouthfeel with satiny texture and understated complexity, mouthcoating zesty flavours of lemon, pineapple, raisin, hints of roasted nuts and baking spices, vibrant line of acidity carrying through a strikingly long finish. This is a racy wine, exquisitely rich yet remarkably balanced with graceful charm and walking a tightrope between amazing freshness and super ripeness, without ever straying into heavy or cloying. (06/2021)