Colmar: Highlights Walking Tour and Wine Tasting
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Structure
Drinking window
Best 5 to 20 years from vintage.
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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
- Munster with cumin Aromatic Gewurz for Vosges washed-rind.More wines for soft cheese →Find munster with cumin on TableJourney →
- Foie gras poele Concentrated honey-floral wine for duck liver.More wines for foie gras →
- Five-spice duck Aromatic exotic register against star anise.More wines for duck and goose →
With cheese
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.
- 1998First Bott-Geyl Furstentum Gewurztraminer Grand Cru bottling
- 2011Estate 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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