"Sélection de Grains Nobles" is a specific classification for exceptional naturally rich and sweet late harvest wines which are the result of a great patience and experience.
"Holder" is the best hillside of Wihr-au-Val for Gewurztraminer and Pinot Gris. The soil, composed of granite and clay, offers them their opulence, complexity and extreme exquisiteness. In order to obtain an outstanding concentration, only berries affected by noble rot were harvested, in the oldest part of the "Holder" which produces very low yields.

Surface area : 52 ares (1,3 acres)

Location : very steep slopes with southern exposure

Soil : very decomposed granite rich in veins of clay

Age of the vines : 25 years

Production : 1 200 bottles of 500 ml

Main analytic characteristics :
- natural alcoholic potential = 21°
- alcohol = 13°6
- residual sugar = 115 g/l
- pH = 4

Tasting notes :
- A beautiful straw yellow with gold reflections.
- An intense well-developed and complex nose of over-ripening which develops many perfumes: honey, dried fruits and candied fruits, as well as more subtle notes of toffee and spices.
- On the palate, after a silky entry, it’s a blossoming of complex aromas supported by an impressive richness which lingers very long.

Associations :
Above all a wine of pleasure, emotion and meditation
- to savour on its own just for the pure pleasure
- as an accompaniment of a Foie-Gras, in particular if this one is associated to dried fruits (figs or others)
- strong cheeses (Siltstone)
- with all the desserts rich in fruits, or in chocolate

Ageing : It can be drunk now or still benefit from some years of ageing (about 10 years)