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 5 to 20 years from vintage.
vintage5 yrs20 yrs22 yrs
Critic scores
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In the glass
What it pairs with
- Munster cheese with cumin Cumin-laced washed-rind cheese sings with Gewurztraminer's ginger and floral lift.More wines for soft cheese →Find munster cheese with cumin on TableJourney →
- Foie gras poele Roasted foie gras handles Gewurztraminer richness without sweetness.More wines for foie gras →
- Thai red curry Floral and spice register works with chilli, lemongrass and coconut.More wines for curry →
With cheese
How to serve Leon Beyer Cuvee des Comtes d Eguisheim 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 cheese with cumin, Foie gras poele, Thai red curry. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.
History
Beyer's Cuvee des Comtes d Eguisheim Gewurztraminer pairs the family's Eguisheim-Husseren old plots with a deliberately dry, structured style that runs counter to the off-dry house norm for the grape.
- 1971First Comtes d Eguisheim Gewurztraminer bottling
- 2000Wine becomes a fixture on three-star French restaurant lists for its dry register
Facts
- Producer
- Leon Beyer · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Gewurztraminer (100%)
- Classification
- Alsace AOC
- Oak
- Stainless steel and old foudre; no new oak
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Price
- EUR 55 to 85 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5-20 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1971
Frequently asked about Leon Beyer Cuvee des Comtes d Eguisheim Gewurztraminer
What does Leon Beyer Cuvee des Comtes d Eguisheim Gewurztraminer taste like?
Structurally full-bodied, medium acidity with a long finish. Beyer's flagship dry Gewurztraminer from Pfersigberg-area plots. Rose, lychee and white pepper, but unusually dry and structured for the grape.
When should I drink Leon Beyer Cuvee des Comtes d Eguisheim 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 Leon Beyer Cuvee des Comtes d Eguisheim Gewurztraminer?
Munster cheese with cumin is the canonical pairing. Other strong matches include Foie gras poele and Thai red curry. Cumin-laced washed-rind cheese sings with Gewurztraminer's ginger and floral lift.
What grapes are in Leon Beyer Cuvee des Comtes d Eguisheim Gewurztraminer?
The blend is Gewurztraminer (100%). The wine is classified as Alsace AOC.
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