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Riesling Cru d'Alsace Kronenbourg Vendanges Tardives Bott-Geyl (Domaine) (50cl) 2015

  • Candied fruit
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Rising star
  • Color: Dessert White
  • Biodynamics
  • 13% 
  • 0.75L
  • Intensity
  • Rich

A wine produced from late-harvested grapes; intense and perfumed allowing for original and tasty food and wine pairings. More info

This cuvée is produced from dried, botrytised grapes. It is exceptionally complex and delicious, with notes of sweet spices, honey, citrus fruits and marmalade. Taste with salty-sweet foods or fruity desserts.

Riesling Cru d'Alsace Kronenbourg Vendanges Tardives Bott-Geyl (Domaine) (50cl)serve at a temperature of 14°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Tartare de daurade aux agrumes, Volaille aux abricots et au cumin, Flammekueche.

  • Vintage score: 17/20
  • Lot presentation
    Riesling Cru d'Alsace Kronenbourg Vendanges Tardives Bott-Geyl (Domaine) (50cl)

    The wine

    This cuvée is produced from dried, botrytised grapes. It is exceptionally complex and delicious, with notes of sweet spices, honey, citrus fruits and marmalade. Taste with salty-sweet foods or fruity desserts.

    Information about domain Bott-Geyl

    The heir to a family tradition dating back to 1795, when his ancestor Jean-Martin Geyl began ploughing the vines and making wine, Jean-Chrsitophe Bott has managed Domaine Bott-Geyl since 1993. He works with small yields, converting the property to organic farming in 2000 and biodynamic methods in 2002, and vinifies his wines in a natural, minimal intervention style.
    The property consists of 15 hectares and includes 5 grands crus and 3 localities. 75 plots are spread over seven communes, from Ribeauvillé to Kientzheim. It is of vital importance in the vineyard to understand the nature of the soil in which the vines are growing, and to be able to care for it in an appropriate manner (hoeing, ploughing, spreading of organic composts etc.).
    To control yields, the property prunes the vines severely in the winter. Planting density is also an important factor (ideally it should be between 5,500 and 7,800 vines per hectare) so as to oblige the vines to develop deep roots and fully express the subtlety of the terroir.
    After manual harvests, alcoholic fermentation takes three to six months: in this way the wines gain complexity and intensity. No enzymes, additional sugar or yeast are added to the musts, and the wines are not fined. The next stage is racking: the wines are separated from the lees and gradually clarify. The wines are aged on the lees for four to eight months, which enhances their texture and gives them greater finesse. After bottling the wines are stored in a temperature-controlled cellar for several months, or even years in some cases, before being released on to the market.

    Detailed characteristics

    • Quantity: 1 Bottle
    • Level: 1 into-neck
    • Label: 1 good appearance
    • Origin: Producer
    • Recoverable VAT: Yes
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
    • French customs seal: yes
    • Alcohol percentage: 13 %
    • Country/Region: Alsace
    • Appellation/Wine: Riesling
    • Classification: Cru d'Alsace
    • Producer/Owner: Bott-Geyl (Domaine)
    • Vintage: 2015
    • Color: Dessert White
    • Service temperature: 14°
    • Viticulture: Biodynamics 
    • Size (in ha): 15
    • Volume: 85000
    • Intensity: Rich
    • Dominant aroma: Candied fruit
    • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
    • Grape variety: 100% Riesling
    Riesling Cru d'Alsace Kronenbourg Vendanges Tardives Bott-Geyl (Domaine) (50cl)
    Riesling Cru d'Alsace Kronenbourg Vendanges Tardives Bott-Geyl (Domaine) (50cl)

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