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Wine Description
The Story
It is the most approachable wine of Alsace and also the most consistent year in year out. Not far in style from an unoaked Chardonnay such as a Macon or Chablis.
In the vineyard : Harvested in the first days of harvest, exclusively by hand, from clay and limestone vineyards in a dozen of the most favoured localities in and around Riquewihr.
Winemaking : The grapes are taken in small tubs to the presses, which are filled by gravity, witho...
Wine Information
Alcohol level (% vol.) : 13.2
Age of vines : 25 years
Yields : 60 hl/ha
Residual Sugar (g/l) : 3.5
pH : 3.19
Acidity (g/l) : 5.8
The vintage :
2015 will go down as an exceptional vintage year for the whole of France. After one of the hottest and driest summers since 2003 and a harvest quality to rivals those of the great "solar" vintages of 1945, 1976, 1989 and 2009, the Alsace region will be no exception.
The year started...
