2021 Gustave Lorentz Alsace Wine Not Vin Nature
64% Gewurztraminer, 36% Pinot Gris from Alsace
Vintage: 2021
Volume:750ml
The grapes come from the classified Grand Cru site of the Altenberg of Bergheim vineyard owned by Gustave Lorentz. The dominant soil of this area is clay and limestone. Healthy and ripened grapes have been carefully picked and put in the press (first Gewurztraminer grapes, then Pinot Gris grapes more fragile), which has been inerted with carbon dioxide for avoiding any grapes oxidation. This ancestral technique called carbonic maceration raises the aromatic potential keeping a nice freshness to the wines. After 3 days of maceration, the grapes have been slowly pressed for one night and the juice settled the day after. Since the end of the alcoholic maceration made by natural yeasts in centennial wooden barrel, the fine lees are stirred regularly to foster the malolactic fermentation. They chose an early bottling without any filtration to keep the freshness and the
aromatic complexity of this wine. Why Not?!
Limited quantities available.