Alsace Gewurztraminer Ambre Domaine Trapet 2018

Located in Riquewihr, Domaine Trapet incarnates Andrée Trapet’s Alsatian roots and Jean-Louis’ Burgundian knowledge. Taken over by Andrée in the early 2000s, the 14 hectares include four grand crus: Sonnenglanz, Schoenenbourg, Sporen and Schlossberg, as well as plots around Beblenheim, Zellenberg and Hunawihr. Like in Burgundy, the vines are looked after using biodynamic practices with Demeter and Biodyvin certification. Since 2021, the plots of vines have been staked. Pierre and Louis Trapet create elegant, fine wines that were carefully vinified sometimes using maceration techniques and long ageing. A distinctive expression of the Alsace wine landscape, the wines are precise, flavourful and deeply rooted in the terroirs from which they come.
Pierre joined the team in 2017, followed by Louis in 2018, bringing with them new energy and a taste of experimentation. The vines, which are now staked, benefit from attentive work in the vineyard and a respectful approach the natural balance found there. In the winery, the family adapts their work and ageing time to each terroir, with a particular penchant for macerated wine. The Trapet style charms with its elegant, precise and deep wines, where the freshness, finesse and minerality of Alsace’s great terroirs shine brightly.

This wine is the fruit of a collaboration between Pierre and Louis Trapet. It is made from vines that grow in a clay-sandstone terroir in Pflixbourg, not far from Colmar. The vines are cultivated biodynamically, meaning that they are closely cared for, and the grapes are harvested by hand. The Gewurztraminer juice is fermented in amphora containers before a maceration lasting a month – this is what confers such an incredible, rich texture. It is surprisingly orange in colour. For a maceration wine, this cuvée is wonderful in its youth! It has a frank nose that evolves into notes of dried fruit and citrus peel. Its palate is silky, balanced with delicate tannins. Why not try it with cheese? Something like a blue cheese or one with a hard rind would be wonderful. This maceration Gewurztraminer has an aging potential of over 10 years.