{"product_id":"paul-blanck-gewurztraminer-vendange-tardive-furstentum-alsace-grand-gru-2007-acell-pepe-pvt","title":"Paul Blanck, Gewurztraminer Vendange Tardive Furstentum Alsace Grand Gru, 2007","description":"This is a sweet, botrytised Gewurztraminer from a Grand Cru the Blanck family calls one of the last traces of Alsace's sub-Mediterranean past. It has nearly two decades in bottle, which is the kind of time a Vendange Tardive is built for. Furstentum sits at 400 metres facing due south, on slopes of 25 to 38 percent. The soil is very stony and free-draining, with limestone bedrock breaking through the surface, and the sun-exposed slopes support a Mediterranean-like flora. For Vendange Tardive (\"late harvest\"), the grapes hang for several weeks after picking begins while noble rot dries them on the vine, concentrating both sugar and acidity. The house then ferments on native yeasts, ages the wine for a year on its lees in large oak barrels, and holds it another four to five years in bottle before release. The producer gives it 20 years of keeping potential, so this is a chance to drink a mature Alsace sweet wine from the family that helped get the Schlossberg recognised as the region's first Grand Cru. Serve it at 11–12°C, which is the producer's own advice.","brand":"Acker Merrall \u0026 Condit [AC]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50820831445049,"sku":"NYC-[PVT]-PVT-ACELL-PEPE-101626-PBGVTFAGG2007-ROW16-BOX 4","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/nyc.flatiron-wines.com\/products\/paul-blanck-gewurztraminer-vendange-tardive-furstentum-alsace-grand-gru-2007-acell-pepe-pvt","provider":"Flatiron Wines \u0026 Spirits NYC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}