{"product_id":"pierre-frick-gewurztraminer-steiner-2014-maceration","title":"Pierre Frick - Gewurztraminer \"Steiner\" 2014","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 5.0pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Corbel',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';\"\u003eCountry: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Corbel',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';\"\u003eFrance\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 5.0pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Corbel',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';\"\u003eRegion: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Corbel',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';\"\u003eHaut-Rhin, Alsace\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 5.0pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Corbel',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';\"\u003eAppellation:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Corbel',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';\"\u003e Appellation Alsace Contrôlée\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 5.0pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Corbel',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';\"\u003eGrape variety:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Corbel',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';\"\u003e 100% \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Corbel',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN'; letter-spacing: .5pt;\"\u003eGewürztraminer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 5.0pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Corbel',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';\"\u003eStyle: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Corbel',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';\"\u003eDirect press\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 5.0pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Corbel',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';\"\u003eABV: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Corbel',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';\"\u003e14.3% by vol, with 6.4g\/L residual sugar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 5.0pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Corbel',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';\"\u003eTerroir:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Corbel',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';\"\u003e With an eastern exposure south of Pfaffenheim, the Steinert is the steepest vineyard in the municipality. It's dry and porous soil is composed primarily of limestone. Given its geological background, the area requires \u003cspan\u003ethe use of a rootstock highly resistant to active limestone and drought--and thus not very vigorous--and contains a majority of \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eGewurztraminer, Pinot Gris and Riesling varieties. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in -5.45pt 5.0pt 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Corbel',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';\"\u003eFarming:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Corbel',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';\"\u003e Dry-farmed. Certified biodynamic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 5.0pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Corbel',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';\"\u003eHarvest:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Corbel',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';\"\u003e By hand, end of September 2014.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 5.0pt; text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Corbel',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';\"\u003eVinification: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Corbel',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';\"\u003eDirect press, without any pre-maceration. Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Corbel',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"\u003e Aging on fine lees. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Corbel',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';\"\u003eNo fining or filtration. Blended at the end of July 2015.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 5.0pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Corbel',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';\"\u003eAging: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Corbel',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';\"\u003e10 months in Alsatian foudre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 5.0pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Corbel',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';\"\u003eSulfur added:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Corbel',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';\"\u003e Once, at bottling (estimated 30mg\/L).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 5.0pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Corbel',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-right: 4.5pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Corbel',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN'; letter-spacing: .5pt;\"\u003eNotes: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Corbel',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN'; letter-spacing: .5pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Corbel',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';\"\u003eSince 1150 AD, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Basel and Strasbourg, along with the Benedictine convent of Muri in Switzerland, owned the vineyards of this unique lieu-dit, and served the wines to the pilgrims and bishops of the communities. Wines from the Steinert are characterized by developed and complex aromas, which are especially enhanced upon aging. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-right: 4.5pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Corbel',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN'; letter-spacing: .5pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Corbel',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bangla Sangam MN';\"\u003eAmber yellow in color, with aromas of whiskey, mandarin, stewed peach with honey and a touch of wild thyme. Despite a hint of residual sugar, the mouth feel is dry, tonic and spiced with pronounced power and saline finish.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Funk de Funk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46388355760278,"sku":null,"price":53.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0414\/6390\/6454\/files\/Frick_GewurztraminerSteiner_2014_etiquette.jpg?v=1779034332","url":"https:\/\/funkdefunk.com\/products\/pierre-frick-gewurztraminer-steiner-2014-maceration","provider":"Funk de Funk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}