Vieille Vigne Sylvaner
Vins d'Alsace Rietsch

Vieille Vigne Sylvaner

2023, white, 75cl

CHF 28.00

The wine develops notes of vegetables and yellow pome fruits, pears and quinces. On the palate, its saline flavors give it a lovely liveliness...

Fact sheet
Country
France
Region
Alsace
Estate
Vins d'Alsace Rietsch
Type
White
Vintage
2023
Grape(s)
Sylvaner
Body
Fruity
Aging
Wood
Sweetness
Dry
Format
75cl
° alc
12.0%
Certification
Organic (AB)
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Character

This golden-colored Sylvaner comes from four parcels in Mittelbergheim, two of which are located on the Zotzenberg Grand Cru terroir. It develops notes of herbs and yellow pome fruits, pears and quinces. On the palate, its saline flavors give it a lovely liveliness.

Enjoy with

A sylvaner that goes just as well with traditional dishes - snails, sauerkraut, baeckeoffe, jambonneau - as it does with fish, raclette or asparagus...

Land and vine

These old Sylvaner vines are located on the clay-limestone slopes of Mittelbergheim and partly on the marl-limestone terroir of Grand Cru Zotzenberg. Grapes harvested on September 18, 2023. Certified organic production.

Winemaking

Spontaneous fermentation using indigenous yeasts. Malolactic fermentation carried out. Aged on lees for 8 months in tuns. Light sulfiting of 10 mg/L before bottling. Bottling in April 2024.

Serving

Serve chilled at 8-10 degrees.

Best shared with the "open-minded"

Right in the middle of the more traditional classics and the more rock 'n' roll cuvées, here's a bottle that will broaden the horizons of your open-minded peers about natural wines, while pleasing both the avid discoverers and the most experienced drinkers. A bottle that brings everyone together...

Alsace, France

Jean-Pierre Rietsch

Jean-Pierre

Mittelbergheim, another pretty village on the Alsace wine route, is where the Rietsch family has prospered since the 17th century, living from agriculture and viticulture. A few centuries later, Jean-Pierre has taken over the estate, alongside his wife Sophie, magnifying the indigenous grape varieties...

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