ZoomL'Impatient2023
Domaine GoeppAlsace AOC, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
About this wine
L'Impatient is brothers Clement and Sylvain Goepp's natural-leaning orange Gewurztraminer, drawn from limestone plots on the Grand Cru Kirchberg de Barr. The Goepp family domain dates to 1950 and was certified organic in 2020. Vines run 30 to 60 years old across Barr, Bernardswiller and Heiligenstein. L'Impatient is whole-bunch macerated for around seven days, fermented with native yeasts and bottled with no added sulfites. The skin contact tames Gewurztraminer's overt lychee-floral register and pulls the grape toward salinity, dried herb and white pepper instead. 13.5% alcohol, classic Alsace Grand Cru limestone backbone. A useful trade by-the-glass orange wine that delivers Grand Cru terroir at an unconventional price point.
Winemaking
7-day whole-bunch maceration