Very limited production of this stunning gently sweet wine which was picked as vendanges tardives and comes from the hill bordering the summit of Grand cru Rosacker. The vineyard shares the same limestone/shell base as Rosacker but is cooler due to its height and proximity to the forest. Jerome Mader has de-classified this so it doesn’t carry vendanges tardives classification as he feels that this doesn’t quite compare to the level of sweetness that they have achieved in the past (in 1990 + 2001). Only a tiny amount produced of this remarkably fresh (12%) and very attractive medium-sweet, late harvest wine. Lovely fine fruit intensity, very pure and precise and very long on the palate. With a residual sugar level of 61g/l it’s about half as sweet as a typical Sauternes. And with its vibrant balancing acidity it’s an ideal wine to enjoy at the beginning of the meal as an aperitif, with paté or foie gras, or with scallop, lobster or chicken dishes. It’s also a natural for the cheese platter, particularly with the local cheeses Munster and Tomme d’Alsace.