Jean-Marie Haag - Zinnkoepflé Gewurztraminer Cuvée Marie 2016 (moelleux)

Name: Jean-Marie Haag - Zinnkoepflé Gewurztraminer Cuvée Marie 2016 (mellow)
Brand: Domaine Jean-Marie Haag
Rating: 4 (5 reviews)

Alsace Grand Cru|White wine

Alsace

White

Sold individually

Drink or Keep

4/5 (5 customers)

15,5/20

Bettane & Desseauve

It's truly gold flowing into the glass! A brilliant golden color, powerful, flattering aromas of spices (star anise), rose petal and exotic fruit exalt from the glass. The smooth, mellow palate bewitches with its remarkable length. All the charm of a Gewurztraminer Grand Cru.

Features

Estate

Domaine Jean-Marie Haag

Cuvée

Zinnkoepflé Gewurztraminer Cuvée Marie

Vintage

2016

Designation

Alsace Grand Cru

Region

Alsace

Grape varieties

100% Gewurztraminer

Terroirs

Limestone-gravel soil

Viticulture

Certified Terra Vitis

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Traditional

Breeding

Traditional

Alcohol content

12.9%

Residual sugars

42 g/l

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Golden yellow

Nose

Powerful and flattering, with aromatic complexity of spices, rose petals and exotic fruit.

Mouth

Smooth and mellow with good length

Serve

AT 10°C

Drink from

Drink before

2026

Food and wine pairing

Goes well with poultry with caramelized apples, Thai cuisine, tarte tatin...

Domaine Jean-Marie Haag

More information on Domaine Jean-Marie Haag

Alsace

More information on Alsace

Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Wine rated (2019 guide) 15.5/20 (Very good wine)

Domaine rated (2020 guide) 2*Stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more regular and homogeneous than the previous one)

About the domain :

This 7-hectare estate farms most of its vineyards on and near the slopes of the Zinnkoepflé grand cru. Unsurprisingly, gewurztraminers take pride of place at the estate, but in 2015 pinot noirs were also in the spotlight. The 2016s were a success, particularly for gewurzt and riesling. A fine grouping of wines in 2017, with the exception of the gewurzt on the grand cru, too marked by its residual.

Guide Hachette des vins

Domaine noté (guide 2020) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the domain :

Originally, a plot of land tended on Sundays by Jean-Marie's grandfather, a potash mine worker. Today, a 7-hectare estate in the heart of the Vallée Noble, 20 km south of Colmar, run since 1988 by Jean-Marie Haag. Fine terroir wines, notably the gewurztraminers born on the Zinnkoepflé grand cru, a majestic hillside sheltered by the Grand and Petit Ballons.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Domaine noté Sélectionné (We remind you that this guide is a prize list, and as such, all the estates that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).

About the domain :

Located in Soultzmatt, in the heart of the Vallée Noble, the estate is built around the Zinnkoepflé grand cru. The terroir wines are generally of high quality, with the fullness that characterizes this area south of Colmar.

Customer reviews

Customer rating

4/5

out of 5 reviews

Note and review by M. JEAN CLAUDE B. Published on 29/06/2019

Powerful nose with a complex palette of aromas: spices and lychee. Unctuous on the palate, with remarkable length. Beautiful balance;