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Gewurztraminer Sélection de Grains Nobles Marcel Deiss (Domaine) 2002

  • Exotic fruit
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Color: Dessert White
  • Biodynamics
  • 11% 
  • 0.5L
  • Intensity
  • Dessert wine

Full-bodied, exotic and syrupy, this cuvée is a riot of flavour with a devilishly vibrant character.  More info

  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • Label: 1 very slightly marked label
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Remark: 50cl Plastic film marks
  • Country/Region: Alsace
  • Appellation/Wine: Gewurztraminer
  • Producer/Owner: Marcel Deiss (Domaine)
  • More information....

Gewurztraminer Sélection de Grains Nobles Marcel Deiss (Domaine) serve at a temperature of 12°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Beignets de langoustines aux épices, Foie gras de canard mi-cuit, Tarte au citron meringuée.

  • Vintage score: 13/20
  • Lot presentation
    Gewurztraminer Sélection de Grains Nobles Marcel Deiss (Domaine)

    The wine

    This Gewürztraminer Sélection de Grains Nobles is the reward of time on the wine and patience by the winegrower and is one of the classic cuvées from Domaine Marcel Deiss. A syrupyy wine with acres of depth and exoticism, this cuvée is host to a riot of flavours. Its production requires true expertise: the desired level of maturity in the grapes is notoriously difficult to achieve and requires a drawn-out, painstaking harvest, picking only the small quantities of fruit which present the precious noble rot. Available in a 50cl bottle.

    Information about domain Marcel Deiss

    Jean-Michel Deiss, (the son of Marcel Deiss, who established the property in 1949) currently manages the 27 hectares of vines, which are planted on some of Alsace's finest terroirs, including the grand cru Altenburg de Bergheim. Jean-Michel Deiss grows his vines according to biodynamic principles, a philosophy that prohibits any form of chemical treatment and combines an understanding of cosmic rhythms with work on the soil and the vines. The objective? To encourage the vines to develop as deep a root system as possible in the subsoil, thereby giving full expression to the terroir. Despite being an acknowledged master of the art of making single varietal wines such as Pinot Gris and Riesling, this exceptional winegrower has waged a veritable campaign against the traditional Alsace approach of regarding the grape variety as the essence of the wine, and granting negligible importance to the terroir. Thus he has reintroduced ancestral practices such as mixed planting of all of the traditional varieties (Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris) on the same plot, with no sorting at the harvest. The terroir then comes to the forefront, free to fully express itself without the omnipresent constraint of a single variety. After years of campaigning, Jean-Michel Deiss finally succeeded in obtaining authorisation for the application of the terms "Grand Cru" and "Premier Cru" (previously reserved for traditional cuvées) to these "vins de terroir". The names of the grape varieties have not appeared on the labels since 2005. More information : Read the article about domain Marcel Deiss on the blog

    Detailed characteristics

    • Quantity: 1 Bottle
    • Level: 1 into-neck
    • Label: 1 very slightly marked label
    • Remark: 50cl Plastic film marks
    • Origin: Private individual
    • Type of cellar: Classic underground cellar
    • Recoverable VAT: No
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
    • French customs seal: yes
    • Alcohol percentage: 11 %
    • Country/Region: Alsace
    • Appellation/Wine: Gewurztraminer
    • Producer/Owner: Marcel Deiss (Domaine)
    • Vintage: 2002
    • Color: Dessert White
    • Service temperature: 12°
    • Viticulture: Biodynamics 
    • Intensity: Dessert wine
    • Dominant aroma: Exotic fruit
    • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
    • Grape variety: 100% Gewurztraminer
    Gewurztraminer Sélection de Grains Nobles Marcel Deiss (Domaine)
    Gewurztraminer Sélection de Grains Nobles Marcel Deiss (Domaine)

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    Gewurztraminer Sélection de Grains Nobles Marcel Deiss (Domaine) 2002

    iDealwine Price(1) corresponds to the hammer price and the buyer's premium charged by the auctioneer. (1)Bottle format