Gewurztraminer
Zegwur 2019
Durrmann

Grape Variety: Gewurztraminer

Producer: Anna, Andre & Yann Durrmann

Region: Andlau, Alsace, France

Certified Organic

Vegan friendly wine

Wild Scale: 3/5

Winemaking: Organic Gewurtztraminer grapes were harvested by hand. Slow, direct press. Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeast. Aged on full lees in tank until bottling. No fining, filtration or added sulphur.

This Wine: A very unique opportunity to experience to experience the Zegwur cuvée when it was a white wine, i.e. no maceration. We drank a bottle a year ago and it become so complex. Tropical and floral notes were perfectly balanced with mineral elements and great acidity. Only 4000 bottles were produced, could this be the last one?

Notes on the Winemaker: Yann Durrmann lives in the village of Andlau in the Bas-Rhin department of Alsace. His parents decided to become full time winemakers after the previous generation had explored viticulture as a hobby. They managed to acquire amazing plots on the steep slopes of the Vosges mountains that were not in high demand as farmers looked for sites that could be easily accessed with machines. Since 1998, the vineyards have been farmed organically and in 2007, Yann began to take over the running of the domaine and decided that wines should be produced without sulphur additions, something his parents were very open minded about. The Durrmann cuvées are now in high demand, always recognised for their ability to show honest and pure expressions of Alsace terroir along with their great value.