Riesling Reserve 2018 Alsace AOC - Domaine Weinbach

Color: Intense straw yellow

Smell: Rich, mineral and fruity, with notes of wild apple, wild flowers and apricot

Taste: On the palate soft, dry and full-bodied, animated by good freshness and intense minerality

Pairing first courses based on vegetables, fish in general and particularly with lobster and lobster, fresh cheeses

Vineyard: In the Clos des Capucins, with biodynamic cultivation

Vinification: Soft pressing, spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts in foudre, large oak barrel

Aging: A few months in large oak barrels

Domaine Weinbach

The Domaine Weinbach is located at the foot of the Schlossberg hill, the first Alsatian terroir to be classified as a Grand Cru in 1975. It is located in the village of Kaysersberg northwest of Colmar, on what was the ancient Clos des Capucines, dated 1612, considered after the French Revolution "national asset" and purchased by the Faller family in 1898. Among those who have distinguished themselves in the enhancement of the Alsatian terroirs and for the promotion of the Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée we find Théo Faller whose activity, today, is perpetuated by his daughter Catherine who manages the estate with her children Théo and Eddy. The domaine extends over a vineyard area of ​​28 hectares worked in biodynamic and its terroirs bring together the exceptional geological (granite, limestone-chalky marl and limestone) and topological complexity of the territory. The vineyards, in addition to the favorable microclimate typical of the Kaysersberg valley, enjoy excellent sunshine due to their positioning on the best slopes. Each terroir gives the wines of Domaine Weinbach its personality by giving