Dopff au Moulin Gewurztraminer Terres Epicees 2023
£18.75
The wine
An intense bouquet delivering an explosion of exotic fruit: lychee, passionfruit and melon, with floral rose, yellow stone fruits, honey and spice completing a complex, richly textured aromatic wine. Off-dry and utterly distinctive. Thai food, Munster cheese, or simply on its own as a talking point.
The producer
Dopff au Moulin
View all Dopff au Moulin winesEstablished in Riquewihr in 1574, the Dopff family has been making Alsace wine for more than thirteen generations. Pioneers throughout, they were responsible for the tall, slender stemmed bottle that still distinguishes Alsace from every other region.
In 1900, tenth-generation Julien Dopff came home from the Paris Exposition so taken with the Champagnes he had tasted that he spent two years learning the method in Champagne itself before returning to Alsace. The Crémant that followed was the first of its kind in the region.
After the war Julien fought for Crémant d'Alsace to be recognised and protected, and in 1976, with five other producers, he finally won it official appellation status. The range runs from that historic Crémant through pure varietal Riesling, Pinot Gris and Gewurztraminer to the Grand Cru sites of Schoenenbourg and Brand de Turckheim.
