Alsace Half-Day Wine Tour from Strasbourg
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Structure
Drinking window
Best 2 to 8 years from vintage.
vintage2 yrs8 yrs10 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: yellow pear, honey, white flower, almond
Palate: ripe pear, yellow apple, salt, spice
Mure's village-level Pinot Gris from the Rouffach hillsides. Plump, lightly off-dry, honeyed pear in a friendly register.
What it pairs with
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Choucroute garnie
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Plump Pinot Gris for the kraut and pork. -
Roast pork loin
Honeyed pear for the herbed roast. -
Tarte flambee
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Cream-bacon flatbread for the wine's gentle weight.
How to serve Rene Mure Cote de Rouffach Pinot Gris
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. Choucroute garnie, Roast pork loin, Tarte flambee. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.
History
Cote de Rouffach Pinot Gris is Mure's village-level expression of the grape, sourced from the rolling slopes around Rouffach in the southern Haut-Rhin.
- 1990: Cote de Rouffach tier becomes a fixture of the Mure range
Facts
- Producer
- Domaine Mure - Clos Saint-Landelin · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Pinot Gris (100%)
- Classification
- Alsace AOC
- Oak
- Stainless steel and old foudre
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- EUR 18 to 26 at retail
- Drinking window
- 2-8 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1990
Frequently asked about Rene Mure Cote de Rouffach Pinot Gris
What does Rene Mure Cote de Rouffach Pinot Gris taste like?
On the nose, yellow pear, honey, white flower, almond. On the palate, ripe pear, yellow apple, salt, spice. Structurally full-bodied, medium acidity with a long finish. Mure's village-level Pinot Gris from the Rouffach hillsides. Plump, lightly off-dry, honeyed pear in a friendly register.
When should I drink Rene Mure Cote de Rouffach Pinot Gris?
Drink 2-8 from vintage. Young vintages benefit from 30-90 minutes of decanting; mature bottles should be handled carefully for sediment.
What food pairs with Rene Mure Cote de Rouffach Pinot Gris?
Choucroute garnie is the canonical pairing. Other strong matches include Roast pork loin and Tarte flambee. Plump Pinot Gris for the kraut and pork.
What grapes are in Rene Mure Cote de Rouffach Pinot Gris?
The blend is Pinot Gris (100%). The wine is classified as Alsace AOC.
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