2023 - Vieille Vigne Sylvaner
2023 - Vieille Vigne Sylvaner
Herbal, concentrated, precise. From parcels in the Brandluft and Berg vineyards, alongside some from the Zotzenberg, mostly on clay limestone, with some marl in Zotzenberg.
Cuvée: Vieille Vigne Sylvaner
Style: Still
Colour: White
Grapes/Blend: Sylvaner
ABV: 11.7%
Vintage: 2023
Winemaking: From parcels in the Brandluft and Berg vineyards, alongside some from the Zotzenberg, mostly on clay limestone, with some marl in Zotzenberg. Whole-bunch pressed, spontaneous fermentation from indigenous yeasts. Malolactic fermentation done. Aging on lees for 8 months in Alsace tuns, a microdose of sulphur prior to bottling. Bottled April 2024.
Sulphur: 10mg/l added
Soil: Clay-limestone, marl-limestone
Initially a mixed farm with crops including tobacco, the land has been in the family for seven generations. Jean-Pierre’s parents started cultivating vines in the 1970s, and passed it to Jean-Pierre in 1987. Organic farming with no use of chemicals. In the cellar, very little sulphur is used, and only when necessary. There is a precision and clarity to all the wines. Having become bored with making late-harvest wines with aromatic varieties; Jean-Pierre is one of few in his area to experiment with skin-contact wines and has gained a reputation for these.