Alsace Willm - Pinot Gris - Reserve 2015
- Producer Maison Willm
- Blend 100% Pinot Gris
- Country France
- Region Alsace Region
- Appellation Alsace
- UPC 0 15643 42068 9
Food pairing
Smoked fish, smoked charcuterie, cured meat, sausages, pates
BBQ grilled meat pork or chicken
Indian Tandories
Mushroom dishes, mushroom risotto
Any kind of white meat with creamy sauce and mushrooms
Baeckoffe : pork and potato Alsacian specialty
Roast duck with Polenta and truffled honey (specialty from Piemont)
Comté cheese or mature cheddar
BBQ grilled meat pork or chicken
Indian Tandories
Mushroom dishes, mushroom risotto
Any kind of white meat with creamy sauce and mushrooms
Baeckoffe : pork and potato Alsacian specialty
Roast duck with Polenta and truffled honey (specialty from Piemont)
Comté cheese or mature cheddar
General information
As its name indicates in French, Pinot Gris is a grey varietal with white fruit. This varietal offers structured wines, round in the mouth feel and long on the finish. It shows smokiness and develops opulence and distinctive characteristic aromas.
Tasting notes
Lovely yellow-gold color.
Nuts and apricot notes and distinctive smoky notes: aromas of forest floor, burnt vine shoots, mushrooms, moss, dried fruits, apricot, honey, beeswax, and gingerbread. Given its inherent discretion, Pinot Gris benefits from decanting a few moments before being served, in order for its complexity to be fully appreciated.
Full-bodied and elegant, very juicy, ripe white fruits and small acidity. smoky notes after 2-3 years. Velvety texture, good structure, long finish.
Nuts and apricot notes and distinctive smoky notes: aromas of forest floor, burnt vine shoots, mushrooms, moss, dried fruits, apricot, honey, beeswax, and gingerbread. Given its inherent discretion, Pinot Gris benefits from decanting a few moments before being served, in order for its complexity to be fully appreciated.
Full-bodied and elegant, very juicy, ripe white fruits and small acidity. smoky notes after 2-3 years. Velvety texture, good structure, long finish.
Pinot Gris
t is a low-yielding, vigorous grape variety. It is well-adapted to deep, chalky soils that are relatively dry and well-exposed. It shows good resistance to winter frosts. Because of its extremely delicate skin, it is susceptible to grey rot
Vinification
The winemaking of our premium range focuses on the varietal character and the fruit. The grapes are harvested at good maturity and pressed in pneumatic presses. The pressing is fractured and takes 4 hours in total.
The juice is decanted in order to begin the winemaking with a clean and clear must. We inoculate with selected neutral yeasts to start the alcoholic fermentation. The fermentation takes place in temperature controlled stainless steel vats (64 Fahrenheit / 18 Celsius) and takes between 4 to 6 weeks. It is followed by a maturing on the fine lees for another 2 to 3 months. The wines are then racked, cold stabilized and go through a light filter(Kieselguhr). The wine is then finished and stays in tempered tank until the bottling.
The wines are generally bottled between 8 and 10 month following the harvest.
The juice is decanted in order to begin the winemaking with a clean and clear must. We inoculate with selected neutral yeasts to start the alcoholic fermentation. The fermentation takes place in temperature controlled stainless steel vats (64 Fahrenheit / 18 Celsius) and takes between 4 to 6 weeks. It is followed by a maturing on the fine lees for another 2 to 3 months. The wines are then racked, cold stabilized and go through a light filter(Kieselguhr). The wine is then finished and stays in tempered tank until the bottling.
The wines are generally bottled between 8 and 10 month following the harvest.
