Zegwur 2022- Domaine Durrman

Zegwur - Domaine Durrman

Domaine Durrman's Zegwur is an interesting and distinctive wine, which highlights the expressive potential of Gewurztraminer through an atypical winemaking approach. The use of indigenous yeasts for fermentation and subsequent elevation in stainless steel tanks for 4 months on its lees allows the wine to develop complexity and depth, while maintaining freshness and liveliness. The choice to decant the wine lightly just one day before bottling is a practice that aims to preserve the organoleptic characteristics of the wine, minimizing oxidation and contact with air. This method can help maintain the purity of the fruit, allowing Gewurztraminer to express its typical floral and spicy notes, yet with noteworthy finesse and cleanliness. The name Zegwur, a play on the anagram of Gewurz, reflects Yann's intent to reinterpret a traditional grape variety in a modern context. This wine could represent an interesting alternative to the more classic Gewurztraminer, offering wine lovers the opportunity to discover new and fascinating faces of this grape variety.

Service

We taste it at a temperature around 8/10 ° C. Wine to be drunk immediately but if left a few years in the cellar it can give great satisfaction.

Pairings

An ideal wine with fish-based dishes, to try with crab and cuttlefish ravioli.

Winery: Domaine Durrman

The Domaine Durrmann is located in the municipality of Andlau, a beautiful village located on the first slopes of the Vosges mountains south-west of Strasbourg where vines have been cultivated for over a thousand years. The Domaine was created in 1979 with some vineyards owned by Yann's grandfather, who was a shoemaker and supplemented his income by selling grapes. Gradually it has grown to a total area of ​​seven hectares after André, the grandson and current owner, decided to return to farming and give new life to abandoned vineyards. This lack of a consolidated and family winemaking tradition initially presented a weakness because the whole company had to be built, but it is also a strength because the company has not limited itself to traditional customs, and therefore has always been oriented towards 'innovation. The Durrmans think that the quality of the wine depends on the work in the vineyard, which is why no chemicals are used. In the cellar the approach is the most natural one can imagine; there are no chemical interventions, no clarifications, no filtration and all the wines are without added sulfur. Annual production varies from 25,000 to 40,000 bottles according to the season