Dessert Wine: 2011 | Agathe Bursin | Gewurztraminer Zinnkoepfle Selection de Grains Nobles

The palate is powerful and complex. A wine of great finesse and an impressive length in the mouth.

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Producer: Agathe Bursin

Vintage: 2011

Size: 750ml

ABV: 12.5%

Varietal: Gewurztraminer

Country/Region: France, Alsace

The palate is powerful and complex. A wine of great finesse and an impressive length in the mouth.

Producer Information

Agathe Bursin was born into a family of vintners. When Agathe was a child, her grandmother let her smell wines and decide if it was dominated by “fleure” or “fruit”. In the kitchen, her grandmother made Agathe close her eyes and guess what was put in her mouth. These childhood experiences have contributed to Agathes current interest in flavors and fragrances. Located in the commune of Westhalten, about fifteen kilometers to the south of Colmar, three famous hills of calcareous formation, Zinnkoepfl, Strangenberg and Bollenberg, form a crown around the village. Westhalten is famous for its Mediterranean-like microclimate. Indeed, this area is among the driest areas of France (500 mm of precipitation per annum), because it is protected by the two highest summits in the Vosges, le Grand-Ballon and le Petit-Ballon. This feeble rainfall over ancient limestone soils (along with fossilized anemones and oyster shells) creates one of Alsace most unique terroirs.