Wine Domaine Ostertag "Fronholz Pinot Gris", 2008
Tasting Notes
The wine has a straw-yellow color.
The wine has a balanced, delicate fruit and floral taste and buttery texture. Also, it is typical for the long mineral aftertaste.
Domaine Ostertag Fronholts Pinot Gris has a pleasant aroma with notes of white peach, flowers and toast.
The wine is recommended to serve with julienne, duck with plums, white meat.
Interesting Facts
Domaine Ostertag Fronholz Pinot Gris 2008 - white dry wine, has been praised as recognized sommelier and gourmet. Whom can remain indifferent balanced fruity taste with a long aftertaste of mineral and pleasant aroma with hints of flowers and white peach ?! This wine will be an excellent company and Julien duck with plums. Used for its production Pinot Gris.
Domain Ostertag - is a relatively young winery, whose history began in 1966. The company was founded by the father of the present owner Andre Ostertag. At that time, it owned a total of 9 hectares of vineyards, with a crop which gets about 6 thousand. Cases of wine. Domain Ostertag today owns 13 hectares of vineyards, divided into 75 small areas, among them - the Grand Cru Muenchberg, leading its history since the XII century. Since 1998, all vineyards implemented biodynamic farming methods, and - significantly reduced yields. Domain produces 16 different wines. Thanks to the entrepreneurial talent, perseverance, courage and experience obtained from the wine of Burgundy, Andre Ostertag achieved great results. Its wines are recognized as one of the best in the region. Andre is not afraid to experiment. Breaking the tradition of wine made in Alsace, he was the first to resist white wines in oak barriques Allier and implement new methods of vinification. All wines Domain can be called great, they show great depth, strength, balance and richness. Robert Parker highly appreciates the young Alsatian wine winemaker, considering them "the most luxurious wines of the region." As a recognized expert says: "Even the mistakes Andre Ostertag is much more expensive than its competitors' success because it mistakes the discoverer."