Alsace Flashcards
Year Grand Crus gained AOCs
2011
Where Silvaner is permitted
Zotzenberg
These soils generally give wines which characteristics
- Flint, Granite, Schist
- Heavy Clay, Marl
- Sandy Limestone
- Oil, Petrol, Gunflint
- Weight and broad fruit
- Finesse
What percentage of grape on label required for single varietal?
100%
Grapes allowed for cremant
Riesling Pinot Blanc Pinot Noir Pinot Gris Auxerrois Chardonnay
Aging requirements for Cremant d’Alsace
Min. 9mo. on lees and 12 mo. total againg before disgorgement
Best aspect in Alsace
Low areas on the Vosges (so east facing)
Edelzwicker legal requirements
Not vintage dated
Blend (duh)
Types of Muscat Allowed?
Blanc
Rose a Petit Grains
Ottonel
Blends for Pinot Blanc and Klevner
Pinot Blanc is its namesake plus Auxerrois
Klevner is Pinot blanc, gris, and noir (vinified white) plus Auxerrois
What is Gutedel?
Chasselas
What is Schillerwein?
Rose
Chaptalization allowed for VT and SGN wines?
Nope
Is VT allowed to have botrytis?
Yes
SGN MUST have botrytis, VT CAN have botrytis
Synonyms for Traminer
Klevner (Alsace)
Savagnin (Jura)
What does Gentile indicate on an Edelzwicker?
Min. 50% noble grapes
Which grand crus allow blending?
Altenberg de Bergheim
Kaefferkopf
Min potential alcohol for Rieslng/Muscat and Pinot Gris/Gewurtz respectivley
11% (they are both DeaD from alc poisoning)
12.5% (they are HALFway eaTeN by gorilla octopus)
2 houses that pt out of Grand crus
Trimbach (except Geisberg for the nuns first vintage 09) and Hugel
What is passerillage?
Letting grapes dry in sun
Must VT and SGN wines be sweet?
Nope
When were VT ans SGN appelations created?
1984
What does Moselle AOP and Cotes de Toul AOP make?
Rose from Pinot Noir and Gamay
Auxerrois focused whites
Some Muller Thurgau here as well
What is Clos Saint Urbain (Alsace)
plot in GC Rangen
volcanic soil
Zind Humbrecht bottles great Riesling and Gewurtz
top cuvees Domain Weinbach
Cuvee Saint Catherine
“ L’Inedit
Quintessences Grains Nobles (only outstanding years)