2010 Pinot Gris Clos Jebsal Grains Nobles, Trie Speciale Zind-Humbrecht

"Nærmest flydende guld. Imponerende og bedårende gave til ham eller hende, der mener at have smagt alt" -SmagogBehag. Blandt alle vinene fra "Verdens bedste hvidvinsmager" (Parker) er Clos Jebsal altid en af de ypperste. Især en fabelagtig raritet som "Trie Speciale", der hidtil kun har været lavet 2-3 gange...

Oechslé 200. Gæringen stoppede, mens vinen havde 324 gram restsødme (ellers potentielt 29,5% alkohol!). Udbytte 8 hl/ha! Clos Jebsal blev del af Grand Cru Brand i 1924, men jorden er gips (heraf navnet Jebsal), mens hjertet af Brand er granit. Derfor ønsker Domænet -som har monopol på den 1,3 hektar stejle sydskråning- ikke at sælge som Brand. 100% Pinot Gris er perfekt på den tunge jord og giver ofte sent høstede botrytis vine, en umådeligt uimodståelig delikatesse. "Grain Noble" i topår som 2010 er blandt Verdens bedste -men desværre også mest sjældne- vine.Olivier om vinen: "Now in bottle, the Jebsal shows its classic fig/candied fruit nose. There is an intriguing combination of waxy noble rot aromas and mineral stony flavours. The palate definitely has the 2010 classic racy acidity and purity. Another wine that will keep forever."The gypsum marl soil also allows the grapes to keep good acidity balance and provides interesting minerals. When the weather forecast is favourable and, of course, the structure of the grapes is good (high acidity), we can decide to select the noble rot affected grapes more severely. The result is a wine that reaches very high levels of concentration. When it is above 30% potential, we just call them "Trie Spéciale". Osmotic pressure must be severe with the yeasts at that level of ripeness. They struggle to ferment and have a short life, so the fermentation stops early, keeping a lot of residual sweetness in the wine. These wines are not meant for early drinking but one must see them as liquid gold, capable to age centuries".