Pinot Gris Furstentum Grand Cru, Le Tri 2007 375ml
A noble sweet Alsatian dessert wine from the Demeter-certified estate in Wettolsheim, grown on the limestone soils of the Furstentum Grand Cru vineyard site.
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Deep golden yellow with amber reflections, reflecting the ripeness and concentration of the 2007 vintage.
Nose
Intense aromas of honey, dried apricots and candied orange zest, accompanied by delicate notes of marzipan and exotic spices.
Palate
Lush and concentrated with sweet fruit abundance, vibrant acidity and a long, multi-layered finish.
Character
An opulent, complex sweet wine with great depth and impressive ageing potential, bearing the hallmark of the Barthelmé brothers’ biodynamic work.
Pairing
Blue cheeses such as Roquefort, foie gras pâté or Tarte Tatin with caramelised apples.
Notes
This noble sweet late harvest from the Furstentum Grand Cru vineyard site is produced only in years when the grapes achieve the necessary concentration – a rare wine capable of ageing for decades.
Tasting note
Colour & appearance
Deep gold with amber reflections; dense, viscous tears in the glass that visually herald the concentration of this sweet wine.
Nose
A bouquet like a humming spring beehive: honey, caramelised pear and dried apricot surge forward, followed by orange zest and a hint of almond praline. It is a nose that speaks not of volume, but of density and verticality.
Palate
Seven per cent alcohol? No oversight, but method: the residual sugar does not taste sweet, but rather like concentrated fruit. Quince compote and spice bread meet a salty minerality that lends the wine an ethereal lightness. The acidity is no supporting actor, but the backbone – it cuts cleanly through the richness, ensuring the wine never feels cloying.
Finish
Long, yet never heavy. A lingering note of bitter orange and beeswax, fading slowly like the light on a late afternoon in the vineyard.
Terroir & origin
Furstentum is one of the domaine’s six Grand Cru vineyard sites in Wettolsheim, where Pinot Gris is rooted in calcareous subsoil. Maurice and Jacky Barthelmé have farmed their hundred or so parcels biodynamically and with Demeter certification since 1997; in the steepest plots, horses replace tractors to encourage deep root growth. The 2007 vintage demanded an extremely rigorous selection of botrytised berries – only thus was this concentration achieved.
Grape variety & vinification
Pinot Gris, here not as a dry Alsace wine, but in its rare, noble-sweet manifestation. The Barthelmés produce such wines only in years when botrytis is generous; they force nothing. Maturation in small wooden casks preserves the integrity of the fruit and imparts the wine’s silky texture.
Food recommendations
This wine is a conversation partner, not merely an accompaniment: Roquefort (its salty sweetness creates a dialogue of contrasts), apricot tart with almond butter, foie gras on brioche, or simply dried figs after a long meal. It is also a magnificent soloist – left to contemplate in the glass, it unfolds a narrative entirely its own.
Special characteristics
The 7.0% alcohol would be absurd for a dry wine, yet here it is a virtue: it allows a density of sweetness that nevertheless remains buoyant. Le Tri (selection) in the 375 ml bottle signifies that only the most intensely botrytised, hand-picked berries were sent to the cellar. A wine that bears its Grand Cru status not as a certificate, but as a promise.
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