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Alsace Flashcards

1
Q

Intent to produce GC wines in Alsace AOP must be declared by

A

Before March 1st of harvest year

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2
Q

Clos-Ste-Hune Labels as Alsace AOP without any mention to this grand cru

A

Rosacker Grand Cru

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3
Q

Trimbach Pinot Gris Reserve Cuvee

A

PG “Reserve Personnelle”

some grapes copme from GC Ostertag

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4
Q

Alsace AOP

Subzone from Savagnin Rose

A

Klevener de Heiligenstein

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5
Q

Alsace Grand Crus
smallest-
Largest-

A

smallest- Kanzlerberg

largest- Schlossberg

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6
Q

Alsace GC must be bottled in this type of bottle

A

Vin du Rhin AKA Flûte d’Alsace

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7
Q

ONly red varietal allowed in Alsace

A

Pinot Noir

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8
Q

This producer released a Geisberg Grand Cru bottling in 2009

A

Trimbach

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9
Q

What happened in 2011 with the grand cru system?

A

1 Grand Cru (like Chablis Grand Cru AOP) turned into 51 Grand Cru (like the rest of Burgundy)

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10
Q

______ is Mandatory for all GC wines from Alsace

A

Hand Harvesting

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11
Q

Alsace field blend producers

A

Marcel Deiss

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12
Q

Blended wines of Alsace, name both and explain

A

Edelzwicker “Noble Mixture”
Anything
No vintage required

“Gentil”

  • 50% nobel varieties required
  • Base wines vinified separately
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13
Q

Two pin varieties of Traminer

A

Gewurztraminer

Savagnin

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14
Q

Pinot Gris formerly known as_____

A

Tokay d’Alsace

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15
Q

Alsace AOP mandate 2008 forward

A

All standard rieslings must be dry

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16
Q

Alsace

Largest production volume vs most planted varietal

A

Pinot Blanc & Auxerrois Production

Riesling- Planted

17
Q

If labeled “Pinot” what varieties may be in the blend?

A

Pinot- Noir, Blanc, Gris

and Auxerrois

18
Q

These two Alsace Grand Cru vineyards are allowed to blend.

-Explain

A

Altenberg de Bergheim
May be 100% Variety- Riesling-Gewurtz-PG
Blend: 50-70% min Riesling & 10-25% PG, 10-25% Gewurz
Max 10% muscat, chasslass, PN, PB

Kaefferkopf
May be 100% (same as above)
Blend: 60-80% Gewurztraminer, 10-40% Riesling, Max 30% Pinot Gris
Max 10% Muscat

Note 100% Muscat not allowed in either

19
Q

Alsace AOP

two subzones for Sylvaner

A

Blienschwiller & Cotes de Barr

20
Q

VT vs SGN

Min sugar levels (must weights)

A

Muscat/Riesling VT:244 g/l SGN:276 g/l
Gewurz/P.Gris VT:270 g/l SGN:306 g/l
NOTE: 306 g/l is the highest in France

21
Q

MIn alc % for VT & SGN

A

Riesling & Muscat VT:14.5% SGN:16.4%

Gewurz/Pinot Gris VT:16% SGN:18.2%

22
Q

Domaine Zind Humbrecht produces wines from these Grand Crus

A 
Brand
Hengst
Goldert
Rangen (de Thann)
Sommerberg
23
Q

Clos Saint Urbain is a walled vineyard monopole in what GC?
What commune does this cru reside?
Producer?

A

Rangen Grand Cru

Thann commune

24
Q

Three different Muscat varieties

A

Muscat Blanc a petit grains
Muscat Rose a petit grains
Muscat Ottonel

25
Q 
Alsace Soils 
-Pink Sandstone AKA \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
-Steeper mtn slopes 
lower slopes
flat plains
A

Grès de Vosges

Steeper mtn- Schist, granite, volcanic

lower slopes- Limestone

Plains- Alluvial clay, gravel

26
Q

Alsace AOP

Max RS: Riesling, Rose, Rouge

A

Riesling: 6 g/l (if wines been chaptalized)
9 g/l if tartaric acid is less than 6 g/l
12 g/l if tartaric acid is greater than 6g/l
Does not apply for SGN or VT

Rose: 4 g/l
Rouge: 2 g/l

27
Q

list four other varieties and their AKA that are found in Alsace besides nobel grapes

A

Pinot Noir: Only red
Chasslass: AKA Gutedel
Sylvaner
Pinot Blanc: AKA Klevner, Auxerrois may be blended

28
Q

1st GC

most recent GC

A

1975 Schlossberg

2007 Kaefferkopf

29
Q

Cremant d’Alsace

  • Varietals
  • Rose
  • Aging
  • Pressure
A 
4 Atoms of pressure
9 months on lees- 12 mth total
Manuel harvest 
-Riesling - Pinot Blanc (workhorse) - Pinot Noir
-Auxerrois - Chardonnay

Pinot Noir only for rose

30
Q

Southernmost Alsace Grand Cru vineyard

A

Rangen

31
Q

SGN - requirements & Aging

A

Hand Harvest in tries
affected by Botrytis
June 1st second year

32
Q

Cuvee Frederic Emile

  • The two GC vineyards
  • commune that encompasses both GC
A

Commune- Ribeauville

Crus- Osterberg & Geisberg

33
Q

Trimbach makes single cru wines with crus labeled

A

Geisberg & Schlossberg

34
Q

Is Chardonnay allowed in Alsace

A

only in cremant

35
Q

Vendanges Tardives & Selections de Grains Noble

may be listed on either Alsace AOP or GC labels provided the wines?

A

contains a single noble grape
pass blind tasting panel
handharvest
SGN-must see Botrytis

Advanced Rd.2 July 2020 (14 decks)

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