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Noble grabes of Alsace |
Riesling (most planted, latest to ripen) Pinot Gris (Tokay) Gewurtzraminer Muscat (Ottonel or blanc/rose a petits Grains) |
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Gentil |
Superior blend, must be min 50% from noble grapes. |
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Edelzwicker |
Noble mixture - inexpensive blended wine, don't need to have vintage, are not required to contain more than one grape, but typically blends of any that don't need to include % |
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Top producers Alsace |
Trimbach, Zind-Humbrect, Hugel, Marcel Deiss, Kuntz-Bas, Ostertag, Weinbach, Schlumberger |
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Top Alsace gran crus and # |
51 Schlossberg, first and biggest Altenberg de Bergheim and Kaefferkopf may blend Zotzenberg can do sylvaner. Rosacker - clos st hune trimbach (not on label) Kanzlerberg (smallest) |
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Vosges Mountains |
rain shadow for Alsace making the area the driest in France. |
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Haut-Rhin Bas-Rhin |
2 departments of Alsace Haut is south but higher and better wine |
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gres de Vosges |
pink sandstone in Alsace use to build structures. |
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Red grape of Alsace |
only pinot noir permitted |
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Other grapes of Alsace |
Pinot Blanc (Klevner)
Chasselas (Gutedel) Sylvaner (permitted in one grand cru Zotzenberg) Auxerrios (blended with pinot blanc, can be labelled as pinot blanc) Pinot (any of the 3 could be blended together) |
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Alsacation field blend |
championed by Marcel Deiss, grown and vinified together, but can be at various amount of ripeness and often contain high RS. |
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Alsation grand cru rules |
generally only one varietal only noble grapes lower yields higher alcohol 11% for riesling and muscat 12.5 for pinot gris and gewurtz |
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Vendanges Tardives |
Created in 1984 Single noble varietal, must pass blind tasting may show botrytis both emphasis on varietal purity. Come from very late harvest/raisinated, but not always sweet. 235g/l sugar muscat/riesling 257g/l pinot gris/gewurtz |
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Selections de Grains Nobles |
Created in 1984 Single noble varietal,must pass blind tasting picked in multiple tries for botrytis infected over varietal character 276g/l muscat/riesling, 306g/l pinot gris/gewurtz among highest min must weight in france |
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Cremant de Alsace |
champagnem method sparklers. Can contain pinot noir or blanc, chardonnay, rieling, pinot gris, auxerrios Pinot noir for rose. |
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Cotes de Jura AOP |
wines of all 3 colors, Red Poulsard, traouseau, pinot noire white 100% chard but savagnin can be added blend. rose in vin gris style. Methode traditional wines as well. |
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vin Jaune |
Made from savagnin - yellow wine, oxidized may age for decades, after ferment, kept in barrel for 6 years. not topped off, voile developes similar to flor, not fortified. Chateau Chalon is the AOP. Bottled in clavelin (62cl bottle) |
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vin de paille (Jura) |
straw wine can be labeled Arbois, L'toile or Cotes de Jura. ripe, but not botritis grapes dried on straw mats, or hung in boxes, shrivel to achieve must of 320 g/l. at least 14% alcohol . 3 years of aging, including 18 months in neutral barrel. |
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Vin de luqueur (jura) |
Aged Marc (grape spirit) added to unfermented grape must. Red white or rose and must be aged for one year. |
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Savoie AOP |
alpine region, mostly white grapes Jacquere is most common altesse, roussanne, chardonnay red - gamay, mondeause, pinot |