Colmar: Highlights Walking Tour and Wine Tasting
Discover Colmar, the Alsatian wine capital, on a walking tour through the old town. Learn about Alsace’s grape varieties and wine culture during a wine tasting session.
Profile
Structure
Drinking window
Best 3 to 12 years from vintage.
vintage3 yrs12 yrs14 yrs
Critic scores
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In the glass
Aroma: yellow pear, honeyed almond, white flower, gentle smoke
Palate: ripe pear, yellow apple, salt, soft finish
Schoffit's old-vine Pinot Gris from the Harth plot near Colmar. A more affordable, plump expression of the Schoffit style, off-dry and broad-shouldered.
What it pairs with
- Choucroute garnie Plump off-dry Pinot Gris for the kraut and pork.More wines for pork →Find choucroute garnie on TableJourney →
- Roast chicken with mustard Honeyed pear and gentle sweetness against a tangy bird.More wines for chicken and white meat →
- Tarte aux quetsches Yellow plum tart against the wine's stone-fruit register.More wines for fruit tarts →
With cheese
Cœur de Massif
Our pick Cœur de Massif is a mild, supple, creamy cooked-pressed cheese. A Pinot Gris with some body, dry or lightly off-dry, matches that weight and creaminess without drowning the paste's gentle flavour.
Munster
Our pick Pinot Gris, dry or lightly off-dry, has the body to keep pace with Munster's supple, unctuous paste without the perfume of Gewurztraminer. It suits a young, mild cheese better than an old, runny one.
How to serve Schoffit Harth Vieilles Vignes 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 chicken with mustard, Tarte aux quetsches. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.
History
The Harth Vieilles Vignes Pinot Gris comes from old vines on the gravelly Harth plot near Colmar and has been a fixture of the Schoffit range since 1990.
- 1990Harth Vieilles Vignes Pinot Gris becomes a fixture of the range
Facts
- Producer
- Domaine Schoffit · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Pinot Gris (100%)
- Classification
- Alsace AOC
- Oak
- Large old foudre; no new oak
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Price
- EUR 22 to 32 at retail
- Drinking window
- 3-12 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1990
Frequently asked about Schoffit Harth Vieilles Vignes Pinot Gris
What does Schoffit Harth Vieilles Vignes Pinot Gris taste like?
On the nose, yellow pear, honeyed almond, white flower, gentle smoke. On the palate, ripe pear, yellow apple, salt, soft finish. Structurally full-bodied, medium acidity with a long finish. Schoffit's old-vine Pinot Gris from the Harth plot near Colmar. A more affordable, plump expression of the Schoffit style, off-dry and broad-shouldered.
When should I drink Schoffit Harth Vieilles Vignes Pinot Gris?
Drink 3-12 from vintage. Young vintages benefit from 30-90 minutes of decanting; mature bottles should be handled carefully for sediment.
What food pairs with Schoffit Harth Vieilles Vignes Pinot Gris?
Choucroute garnie is the canonical pairing. Other strong matches include Roast chicken with mustard and Tarte aux quetsches. Plump off-dry Pinot Gris for the kraut and pork.
What grapes are in Schoffit Harth Vieilles Vignes Pinot Gris?
The blend is Pinot Gris (100%). The wine is classified as Alsace AOC.
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