Direct pressing. Natural aging on fine lees for 12 months. Old Auxerrois vines on a superb steep granite hillside, in the geological extension of the Grand Cru Wineck Schlossberg.
Hinterberg Auxerrois 2019 75cl
Appellation: AOC Alsace Lieu-Dit
Grape varieties: Auxerrois
Soil: Granite from the Katzenthal Valley on a very steep hillside facing due south, located in the geological extension of the Grand Cru Wineck Schlossberg.
Culture: Biodynamic
Label: Organic (Ecocert), Vin Méthode Nature
Harvest: Manual with sorting
Vinification: Natural fermentation, without the addition of yeast or chaptalization. Direct pressing, for 12 hours, in a pneumatic press. Directly transferred to barrels, without settling. Natural aging for 12 months, in century-old oak barrels, in our new bioclimatic cellar, made of pink sandstone from the Vosges and Douglas fir from our valleys. Bottled without filtration, directly from the barrel, in the waning moon.
Sweetness: Dry
Alcohol content: 14%
Serving temperature: 10°C
Cellaring potential: 20-80 years