Description
Muschelkalk Gewurztraminer, a perle rare. With a small 16% just a little higher in alcohol, golden yellow in color and powerful in the nose full of spices and deep bitter citrus fruits. With aromas of dried roses, herbs, discrete tannins and yet some residual sugar which provides a slightly sweet touch. Very tasty with cheese, pate and oriental cuisines.
Country / Region: France / Alsace
Grape variety(ies): 100% Gewurztraminer.
In the vineyard: Completely biodynamic agriculture. Soil of the special 'Muschelkalk', consisting of an alternation of limestone, marl and evaporite layers and was formed in the Middle Triassic. The Muschelkalk owes its name to the many fossil shells that the layer contains.
In the wine cellar: Short skin maceration. Maturation sur-lies on demi-muids. Unfiltered
Quality mark: vin nature
About 20 kilometers from Staatsburg, in the small village of Wolxheim, you will find Domaine Lissner. The history of the estate goes back to 1848, but the house has only been fully independent since the 1930s. In 2001, former agronomist and scientist Bruno Schloegel took over the estate from his uncle at the age of 40 Clément Lissner. Funny enough, Bruno didn't drink wine until he was 34. Bruno's son Theo soon joined his father and breathed new life into the estate.
On 10 ha, of which more than 1 ha. Grand Cru Altenberg de Wolxheim, mainly Riesling, Pinot Gris, Gewurtztraminer, Muscat, Auxerois are grown. Completely biodynamic (since 2007 it has carried the Ecocert-bio label), with the greatest respect for flora and fauna and the preservation of a very diverse biodiversity, the house works purely natural. They do not plough, mow or prune the vines, but only move the new shoots in the summer to let nature take its own course. They even plant new vines straight into the wild (although without pre-treating or pruning the land.
In their beautiful, brand new wine cellar just outside the village, the grapes go through cold, slow fermentation periods, very slow pressings and ripen sur-lies. The resting altar are intense, salty and powerful wines, pure terroir wines. Wines that can easily lie for many, many years and only become more beautiful. Completely natural and yet sparkling clean. That's how it can be done. Alsace wines from Lissner that put Alsace and thus Wolxheim, firmly on the map. For those who love classic and a wild edge.
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