Mélanie Pfister Macération Gewurztraminer 2022
Member Price €28.88
Orange wine is basically a white wine made in a red wine style.
It’s very trendy and hip these days, but so often the wine fails to deliver. Until you try a wine like this.
Gewurztraminer is best known for making sweeter wines, but it turns out that its naturally orange-pink colour and powerful aromas make it the perfect grape to make delicious orange wine.
The grapes are hand-picked and then the skins are left in contact with the juice for 10 days, to increase colour and texture.
The wine is then aged for almost a year in a mixture of oak barrels, steel tanks and clay pots.
You get so much flavour on the nose - lychee, roses and exotic spices. The palate then is dry, balanced and pure, with a lovely long finish.
This wine will go great with all sorts of food, but especially with nibbles such as cured meats and mature cheese like aged Comté.
Due to tiny volumes made, there's a limit of one bottle per customer with this wine.
| Wine type | White |
| Grape(s) | Gewurztraminer |
| Country | France |
| Region of origin | Alsace |
| Appellation | Alsace |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Alcohol % | 14.20% |
| Oak? | Some ageing in neutral oak |
| Months in Oak | 10 |
| Type of Oak | French |
| Allergens | None |
| Average age of vines | |
| Average altitude of vines (m) | |
| Soil type(s) | |
| Closure Type | Diam |
| Is this wine organic? | Conversion to organic |
| Biodynamic? | No |
| Sustainably produced? | Yes, Fair'N Green certified |
| Suitable for vegans? | Yes, without certification |
| Ageing potential (years) | 5 years |
| Ideal drinking window | 2023-2028 |
Mélanie is the 8th generation of her family to run the Pfister wine business. She’s based in the village of Dahlenheim, in the northern part of Alsace and just west of Strasbourg.
We know how important it is to get your wine order quickly and efficiently. So we’ve partnered with UPS to offer next-day delivery on our wines.
Here’s what you need to know:
- It’s free - delivery is already included in the members' price
- It’s fast - you’ll get next-day delivery if you order before 12pm Monday-Thursday
- It’s environmentally-friendly - all of our orders are shipped carbon neutral with UPS.
We ship to the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland only. €2 per case is added to all Northern Ireland orders to cover additional shipping costs. The point of sale occurs in the Republic of Ireland.
Our minimum order requirement is 6 bottles and we ship in multiples of 6’s. This can be 6 different bottles!
You may need to show your ID on delivery.
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