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Alsace

Domaine Julien Schaal - Alsace Grand Cru - Riesling Schoenenbourg - Gypse - Blanc - 2020

Characteristics

Country / Region: Alsace

Vintage: 2020

Name: AOP Alsace Grand Cru

Grape variety: 100% Riesling

Alcohol: 13 vol.

Color: White

Capacity: 75 cl

AWARDS

Wine rated 93/100 by our Selection Committee!

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Wine:

The 2020 White Alsace Grand Cru Schoenenbourg Riesling Gypse develops all the attributes of a great wine, between purity, precision and delicate floral aromas. The perfectly ripe fruit, the ample and graceful palate compose an extremely comforting dry wine, of great tenderness. An energetic and suave wine ready for the table, paired with lake fish for example. A prodigy at this price! Rated 93/100 by our Selection Committee.

Vinification:

Hand harvested, slow pneumatic pressing, alcoholic fermentation of 4 months.

Color:

Bright light gold.

Nose:

Very typical Riesling, marked by beautiful floral notes, without the oiliness of the Rieslings of the Upper Rhine.

Palate:

Pure and of great maturity, this wine delivers an ample and suave palate, with an energetic and graceful profile.

Temperature:

Serve between 10 and 12°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Lake fish, Comté cheese, goat cheese.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2029

Julien Schaal is a newcomer to the Alsatian wine industry, playing the independence and originality card. In parallel with an adventure in South Africa, the young winemaker created his own structure in 2011 based on the exclusive purchase of Grand Cru grapes, thus illustrating all the types of soil in the region.

In blind tastings, his wines often outclasses many of their peers and the overall quality is simply brilliant. Proof that selection and sourcing count as much as winemaking, Julien Schaal succeeds on both counts and enchants us!