Les Vins Pirouette's 'Saveurs de Claude' White Blend Alsace, France 2018

Style: White Wine 

Vintage: 2018

ABV: 11 % 

Region: Alsace

Country:  France

Varietals:  Pinot Auxerrois and Sylvaner

Vineyard: 1-hectare parcel of 45 years old vines on granite and granitic sand, certified organic since 2016

Making of: Grapes are hand-harvested, sorted in the vineyard and then gently pressed as whole bunches. The juice is then fermented over the winter with indigenous yeast and zero sulfur. Elevage for 8 months in fiberglass tanks, bottled with zero addition of sulfur (9ppm SO2 total). Unfined and unfiltered.

Personality: precise, elegant, vibrant. Ripe fruit (quinces, yellow apples) balanced by zesty acidity.