Hepp Mirabelle d’Alsace Eau de Vie

Name: Hepp Mirabelle d'Alsace Eau de Vie - Vinumlector
SKU: FR0862

At the beginning of the XX century, the HEPP family were travelling fruit distillers, working from orchard to orchard around Uberach village. In 1972, Rene Hepp and his son Thracis established their own distillery and started to sell their eaux de vie which are today still exclusively distilled from Uberach vicinity fruits.

Now, working with three 400-litre Carl stills, Yannick Hepp follows in his forebears’ footsteps to craft completely natural fruit eaux-de-vie of impeccable technical mastery. Concentrated and precise, they bring back fine flavours all too often forgotten. His range — artisanal, pared down to the essentials — is thoroughly contemporary.

For more info, visit Hepp – Distillerie Artisanal website.

VARIETALS
Mirabelle plums

SIZE
700ml

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SKU: FR0862

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TECHNICAL DATA
Alcohol 45%

TASTING NOTES
Translucent, brilliant appearance with crystalline highlights.
On the nose, softness and suppleness in its fruity notes. Aromas of mirabelle plum, yellow fruit and peach skin, layered with an almond note typical of stone fruits.
On the palate, that same elegance, full and unctuous, over intense notes of very ripe, compote-like mirabelle, with a honeyed flavour of great finesse. The finish is long, carrying a delicate kernel (stonefruit) note.

DISTILLATION
Natural fermentation of Mirabelle plums.
13 to 16 kg of fruit per litre of alcohol.
Distilled in a 400-litre Carl pot still.
Matured for 1 year in stainless-steel tanks.

PAIRING
Best enjoyed over a good meal – after the vol-auvent and the baeckeoffe, but before the apple strudel!

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