Domaine Ostertag - Gewurztraminer Fronholz 2015
Alsace
White
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Drink or Keep
16,5/20
Bettane & Desseauve
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92/100
Wine Enthusiast
Unable to call this cuvée "Vendanges Tardives" (for 1/10th of a degree!), the Fronholz 2015 Gewurztraminer nevertheless has all the hallmarks of a great Vendange Tardive: aromatic concentration, gourmandise, sapidity with that saline, airy finish that characterizes this terroir. Delicious!
Features
Estate
Domaine Ostertag
Cuvée
Gewurztraminer Fronholz
Vintage
2015
Designation
Alsace
Region
Alsace
Grape varieties
100% Gewurztraminer
Terroirs
soil composed of quartz and white siliceous sand on the surface
Viticulture
certified organic and biodynamic
Harvest
manual
Winemaking
in stainless steel tanks, fermentation is stopped early to prevent alcohol from overpowering aromatic purity
Breeding
8 months in vats
Alcohol content
11%
Residual sugars
86 g/l
Organic
Yes
Tasting & pairing
Eye
golden yellow colour
Nose
with notes of mirabelle plum and pineapple enhanced by a hint of ginger
Mouth
gourmand, delicate and sapid. Airy, saline finish of peach skin and honey.
Serve
at 8-10°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink from
2017
Drink before
2032
Food and wine pairing
can be enjoyed as an aperitif or with foie gras, turkey with chestnuts...
Domaine Ostertag
Alsace
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated (2017 guide) 16.5/20 (Vintage 2013) (Reference wine)
Domaine rated (2020 guide) 4*Stars (Very high quality producers, the glories of French winegrowing)
About the domain :
André Ostertag is one of the region's most engaging winemakers. A convinced biodynamist who is constantly questioning his viticultural practices, he cultivates his beautiful plots in Fronholz and Grand Cru Muenchberg with extreme care. The range delights from start to finish, the domaine being one of the very best specialists in pinot gris, which it succeeds like few others in Alsace, notably the splendid cuvée de muenchberg A360P, whose curious name comes from the parcel in the land register... André's son Arthur returned to the domaine in 2016, and vinified the 2017s with his father before taking sole charge in 2018, as André had to take a step back. The new les-jardins range now replaces the previous barriques and cuvée-d'epfig ranges, and covers all grape varieties.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Domaine rated (guide 2022) 3*Stars (They represent the excellence of the French vineyard. The best terroirs cultivated by the greatest winemakers. Tasting their wines is always a magical experience)
About the domain :
2018 marked a turning point for the domaine, with André Ostertag's son Arthur taking charge. With a sensitivity for whites as acute as his father's, he brought his own touch to the table in 2016 and is now driving a new momentum, with a renewed team gradually coming into place. The family farms fine plots in the Zellberg and Fronholz terroirs, in the Muenchberg grand cru, not forgetting Clos Mathis, on the Hagel in Ribeauvillé. Every Alsace connoisseur should know this estate, whose wines are a pleasure to drink. The ageing potential of all the cuvées is undeniable, but the fruit is immediately accessible in the Jardins range, for example. The result of twenty years of biodynamic vineyard management, complemented by precise, pure vinification.
Wine Enthusiast
Rated (2016 guide) 92/100 (Vintage 2013)
Domaine noté (guide 2022) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)
James Suckling
Graded areas (2019 guide) Recommended
Customer reviews
Customer rating
4/5
out of 2 reviews
Note and review by M. DENIS B. Published on 10/01/2024
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Note and review by M. BERNARD M. Published on 21/03/2018
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