Alsace Half-Day Wine Tour from Strasbourg
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Structure
Drinking window
Best 5 to 20 years from vintage.
vintage5 yrs20 yrs22 yrs
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: rose petal, lychee, candied ginger, saffron
Palate: lychee, honeyed apricot, ginger, salt
Bott-Geyl's Furstentum Gewurztraminer from limestone-rich slopes above Kientzheim. Concentrated, saline and structured by altitude.
What it pairs with
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Munster with cumin
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Aromatic Gewurz for Vosges washed-rind. -
Foie gras poele
Concentrated honey-floral wine for duck liver. -
Five-spice duck
Aromatic exotic register against star anise.
How to serve Bott Geyl Furstentum Gewurztraminer
Allow 35 minutes from open to pour.
- Open and decant. Open 30 minutes before serving and pour into a decanter to aerate.
- Serve at 10-12°C. Cellar temperature (10-12°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
- Glassware. Use a medium-sized white-wine glass: the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
- Pair with. Munster with cumin, Foie gras poele, Five-spice duck. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.
History
Bott-Geyl's Furstentum Gewurztraminer is one of the maison's flagship aromatic whites, from steep limestone slopes above Kientzheim and bottled as a single-cru cuvee since the late 1990s.
- 1998: First Bott-Geyl Furstentum Gewurztraminer Grand Cru bottling
- 2011: Estate certified Demeter biodynamic
Facts
- Producer
- Domaine Bott-Geyl · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Gewurztraminer (100%)
- Classification
- Alsace Grand Cru Furstentum
- Oak
- Large old foudre; no new oak
- ABV
- 14.0%
- Price
- EUR 45 to 70 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5-20 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1998
Frequently asked about Bott Geyl Furstentum Gewurztraminer
What does Bott Geyl Furstentum Gewurztraminer taste like?
On the nose, rose petal, lychee, candied ginger, saffron. On the palate, lychee, honeyed apricot, ginger, salt. Structurally full-bodied, medium acidity with a long finish. Bott-Geyl's Furstentum Gewurztraminer from limestone-rich slopes above Kientzheim. Concentrated, saline and structured by altitude.
When should I drink Bott Geyl Furstentum Gewurztraminer?
Drink 5-20 from vintage. Young vintages benefit from 30-90 minutes of decanting; mature bottles should be handled carefully for sediment.
What food pairs with Bott Geyl Furstentum Gewurztraminer?
Munster with cumin is the canonical pairing. Other strong matches include Foie gras poele and Five-spice duck. Aromatic Gewurz for Vosges washed-rind.
What grapes are in Bott Geyl Furstentum Gewurztraminer?
The blend is Gewurztraminer (100%). The wine is classified as Alsace Grand Cru Furstentum.
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