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Alsace Flashcards

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Baus Rhine

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-more north, lower elevation, less protection from Vosgnes

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Haut Rhine

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-more south, higher elevation, best vineyard sites[more Grand Crus]

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Alsace Climate

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  • Cool continental [48° parallel]
  • dry sunny summers [Vosgnes Mountains rainshadow]
  • one of driest regions in France
  • Rhine and tributaries create conditions for noble rot
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Alsace Topography

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  • vineyards planted on rolling foothills of Vosges
  • best vineyards on lower slopes facing east-southeast
  • area includes flat plans along Rhine river
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Alsace Soils

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  • Tremendous diversity among region from ancient geological activity
  • Marl, Limestone, Gneiss, Schist, Sandstone, Granite, Clay & Volcanic
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Alsace White Grapes

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  • Riesling
  • Gewurztraminer
  • Muscat
  • Pinot Gris
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Silvaner
  • Auxerrois
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Alsace Red Grapes

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-Pinot Noir [100% !]

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Alsace Vinification

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  • Neutral casks often used for fermenting and aging

- Little/no use of new oak

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Alsace Varietal Labelling

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-Most wines labeled varietally (100% of grape)

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Alsace Noble Varieties

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  • Riesling
  • Gewurztraminer
  • Muscat
  • Pinot Gris
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Vedanges Tardives =

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  • “late harvest”
  • from one of the noble varietals
  • min sugar level / not enriched
  • mostly passerillage
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Selection de Grains Noble [SGN]

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  • from one of the noble varietals
  • higher sugar than VT
  • mostly Noble Rot
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Pinot Gris a.k.a in Alsace

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fomerly Tokay-Pinot Gris or Tokay d’Alsace

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Muscat Blanc in alsace is from:

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Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains
Muscat Rosé à Petits Grains
Muscat Ottonel

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Pinot Blanc a.k.a

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Clevner / Klevner

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Alsace AOP overview

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  • aka Vin d’Alsace AOP
  • one AOP covering entire region
  • all Alsace AOP must be Flute d’Alsace bottle
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Alsace Grand Cru AOP Rules

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  • 4 Noble grapes only* [minor exceptions]
  • hand harvesting mandatory
  • min sugar levels higher than Alsace aoc
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Alsace Grand Cru Varietal Exceptions

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  • Zotzenberg [100% Sylvaner]

- Kaefferkopf [Gewurz based blends]

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First Alsace Grand Cru

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-Schlossberg (1975) was first

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Cremant d’Alsace rules/grapes

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  • traditional methods
  • 9 month on lees
  • manually harvested
  • Blanc= (mainly Pinot Blanc but can be Riesling, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Auxerrois, Chardonnay)
  • Rose = (Pinot noir)
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Edelzwicker =

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  • “noble mixture”
  • any combination of Alsatian varietals
  • doesn’t have to be vintage or varietally labeled
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Gentil =

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  • superior designation for blends [50% min noble grapes]

- must be vinified separate, vintage indicated

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Alsace Producers

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  • Trimbach [Clos St Hune]
  • Weinbach
  • Zind-Humbrech
  • Schlumberger
  • Marcel Deiss

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