Muscat Vendanges Tardives
⏳ Drikkevindue
2024 - 2035
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Alsatian fruit tarts (such as pear or plum), mild blue cheeses like Fourme d'Ambert, and light fruit-based desserts.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Hailing from Wolfberger, a historic cooperative founded in 1902 in the picturesque village of Eguisheim, this Muscat Vendanges Tardives represents the pinnacle of Alsatian late-harvest craftsmanship. The 'Vendanges Tardives' designation requires immense patience, as the grapes—typically a blend of Muscat d'Alsace and Muscat Ottonel—are left on the vine long after the main harvest to wither and concentrate their natural sugars under the gentle autumn sun. Protected by the rain shadow of the Vosges Mountains, the vineyards benefit from a dry, sunny microclimate and complex clay-limestone soils. This terroir imparts a vibrant mineral backbone to the wine, beautifully balancing its luscious sweetness. Unlike other late-harvest varieties that lean heavily on botrytis, Alsatian Muscat retains its legendary, hyper-realistic fresh grape aromas, mingled with orange blossom, honey, and exotic spices, carrying on a winemaking heritage that has defined the region for centuries.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Wolfberger blev grundlagt i 1902 i den historiske landsby Eguisheim, da en gruppe fremsynede lokale vinbønder slog sig sammen om at skabe et af Alsaces mest markante og indflydelsesrige kooperativer. Huset har altid været en pioner inden for regional nytænkning og spillede blandt andet en afgørende rolle ved den officielle etablering af Crémant d'Alsace AOC i 1976, hvor århundreders traditioner blev forenet med moderne vinfremstilling. Wolfberger forvalter i dag en omfattende mosaik af terroirs i Alsace med stort fokus på bæredygtig vindyrkning og minutiøs parcellokalisering. Huset er bredt anerkendt for sine klassiske enkeltdruevine – heriblandt aromatisk Gewurztraminer, mineralsk Riesling og velstruktureret Pinot Noir – samt elegante mousserende Crémant-vine, rigt koncentrerede Vendanges Tardives og traditionelt frugtbrændevin.