Meyer-Fonné - Alsace Gewurztraminer Vendanges Tardives Grand Cru Kaefferkopf 2018 (50cl)
Alsace
White
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2*Coup de Coeur
Hachette
« À la carte des vins de la propriété, plusieurs cuvées de liquoreux, de terroirs divers. Celle-ci, née d'une année très précoce (vendanges à la mi-octobre pour ce 2018) vaut au domaine son 6ecoup de cœur. Si ce vin jaune doré attire par son nez marqué par la surmaturation, avec ses notes de fruits jaunes et exotiques compotés, voire confits, c'est en bouche qu'il révèle toutes ses qualités : sa texture onctueuse à souhait, sa richesse sont équilibrées par un trait d'acidité qui lui confère une superbe harmonie. » (Le Guide Hachette des Vins 2022)
Features
Estate
Domaine Meyer-Fonné
Cuvée
Gewurztraminer Vendanges Tardives Grand Cru Kaefferkopf
Vintage
2018
Designation
Alsace Kaefferkopf Grand Cru
Region
Alsace
Grape varieties
100% Gewurztraminer
Terroirs
Clay-limestone-gravel soils
Viticulture
In conversion to organic farming
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Slow pneumatic pressing, fermentation for several weeks
Breeding
12 months on fine lees in tuns
Alcohol content
13.5%
Residual sugars
99 g/l
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Golden yellow colour
Nose
Expressive, very fruity, with notes of exotic fruit, lemon and pineapple, floral (elderberry) and honeyed notes.
Mouth
Rich and suave, well-balanced, fresh on the finish, already a lot of pleasure and good ageing potential.
Serve
AT 10-12°C
Drink before
2027
Food and wine pairing
Pair with aperitifs, cheese platters, tangy sweets or Asian cuisine...
Domaine Meyer-Fonné
Alsace
Expert opinion
Guide Hachette des vins
Vin noté (guide 2022) 2*Coup de Coeur (Vin remarquable)
About the wine :
The estate's wine list includes several sweet cuvées from a variety of terroirs. This one, born of a very early harvest (mid-October for this 2018), earns the estate its 6th "Coup de Coeur". If this golden yellow wine attracts with its overripe nose, with notes of stewed, even candied, yellow and exotic fruits, it's on the palate that it reveals all its qualities: its unctuous texture and richness are balanced by a dash of acidity that gives it superb harmony.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated domain (2023 guide) 2*Stars (These great estates, often blessed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, because of their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning connoisseurs.)
About the domain :
In just a few years, Félix Meyer has built up a solid reputation in Alsace. This is no coincidence: the viticulture is of the highest quality, with carefully controlled yields, and vinification is carried out on fine lees in large tuns. Having joined the family domaine in 1992, Félix has a talent for revealing Katzenthal's granite terroirs. Don't neglect his Gewurztraminer, which shows no heaviness and acquires a crystalline purity, seducing even the detractors of this too-often daubed grape variety. The estate expanded by 3.5 hectares in 2019, and 2021 saw the arrival of organic certification.
James Suckling
Rated domain (2022 guide) Recommended
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