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Wine Description
The Story
Furstentum lies at 400m altitude, facing due south. It is one of the last remaining vestiges of the sub-Mediterranean era which Alsace experienced. The soil is very stony and drains well because the calcareous bedrock breaks through.
The juice is extracted with infinite care in our air-bag press. The slow, gentle pressing avoids crushing the stalks and pips.
The must starts fermenting of its own accord thanks to the natural yeast present i...
Wine Information
"Strongly mineral on the nose, with lemon and fusel notes complicating aromas of white flowers, nectarine and tangerine. ... This wine gradually became more floral and less mineral with aération.
