Les Funambules 'Zenith' 2022
Dry Wine, amber glow. Tangerine and grape- fruit nose. The palate is powerful and taut. Gewurztraminer domi- nance, sunny and spicy. Rieslings freshness and vitality.
Plots : in Ammerschwihr and Kientzheim.
Age : 40 years old on average.
Soil : Granite dominance and marl and limestone. Exposure : South and East.
Work on vines : Soft pruning. No-till living soils, natu- ral flora and unmown seedlings. Vitiforestry : trees, hedges and birdhouses in the plots. Braided, untrim- med vines. Treatments : plants, decoctions, sulfur/cop- per (in low doses). Light mechanization.
Harvest : Hand-picked and festive, thorough sorting. Yield : 30 hectoliters/hectare.
Vinification : Gewurztraminer (70%) and Riesling (30%). Harvested, destemmed and macerated together for 12 days. Indigenous yeast. No sulphites.
Maturation : 9 months on fine lees, in stainless steel vats.
Bottling : Whithout sulphites nor filtration. Analysis to come.
Alcohol : 14 % vol.
Tasting : To be served between 10 and 12°C.
Aging potential : Who’ll drink shall see! Ready to be drank today.