Wineck-Schlossberg 2020 75cl

Appellation: AOC Alsace Grand Cru

Grape varieties: Riesling

Soil: Slope located in the village of Katzenthal, facing due south, on a two-mica granite terroir, sandy, stony, poor and superficial, with an original geographical location, in a valley closed to the winds, giving the wine a soft and fine acidity.

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 18 months in century-old oak tuns, 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: 15%

Serving temperature: 10°C

Cellaring potential: 40-100 years

The presence of a castle dating from the 12th century makes this Grand Cru unique in Alsace. It formerly bore the name Windeck or Weineck, literally "the wine corner". Since the 18th century, the vineyard site now occupied by the Grand Cru was called Schlossberg ("hill with the castle"). References to this place have multiplied since the end of the 18th century. The reputation of these hillsides is such that they have become the typical representation of the Alsatian vineyard: in the illustrations of Hansi (the bell tower in the vines, 1929). To avoid confusion with the Grand Cru Schlossberg of Kaysersberg, the appellation was expanded and became Wineck-Schlossberg. This terroir was classified as a Grand Cru in 1985.