2018 Domaine Christian Binner Riesling Schlossberg, Alsace Grand Cru, France

2018 Domaine Christian Binner Riesling Schlossberg, Alsace Grand Cru, France

$54.00

Schlossberg, the Grand Cru vineyard where this wine is born, is a very solar, full-south site, whose warm days are contrasted by nights cooled by winds from the nearby Vosges mountain range – a combination that’s perfect for wine with flamboyant aromas yet very fresh. Its poor, well-aerated soil gifts the wines with a compelling finesse, although they might take some time to develop, both in the cellar and in the glass – after all, this is a grand cru, meant to last!

Grapes: Riesling

Vineyard: Schlossberg, majestic terraced slope with full south exposure. Almost half of the vines are 60 years old, the rest is about 40yo. Poor sandy-granitic soil.

Making of: The grapes are hand-harvested and gently pressed. The alcoholic and malolactic fermentations happen spontaneously over many months with natural yeasts in old oak barrels. Aged 11 months on the lees in the same vessels, bottled unfined and unfiltered, zero sulfur added.

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