Alsace - The Growing Environment & Grape Growing - Grape varieties
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Which 4 varieties are the noble grapes in the Alsace, which are permitted for Grand Cru wines and wine styles such as Vendange tar dive and Selection de grains nobles?
Gewurztraminer
Pinot Gris
Muscat
What are the more or less aromatic grape varieties of the Alsace?
· less aromatic: pinot gris
What are the characteristics of the Noble grape variety Riesling in the Alsace? Which style is produced and name some Grand Cru villages.
- Buds late, late ripening, suitable for cold winters,
- Needs long growing season
- Medium to pronounced in aroma, unoaked, high in acidity
- Alsace style: typically bone dry, with no or low residual sugar; medium to full body, medium alcohol, medium to high acidity, with citrus and stone fruit with a pronounced stony/steely character, floral
- 25% of the plantings, most planted in Alsace; fuller, drier & more mineral vs German Riesling
- Also SGN and VT
- Best in Wolxheim, Dambach la ville & Sherwiller
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What are the characteristics of the Noble grape variety Gewurztraminer in the Alsace? Which style is produced and name some Grand Cru villages.
- 19% of plantings
- Early budding, early ripening
- picked late to achieve fully ripe skins to maximise aromas
- Pronounced aromas of lychee, peach/apricot, rose and spice. Medium/high alcohol, medium/full body, low acidity.
- Styles: dry to sweet
- Signature grape of Alsace
- SGN and VT
- Best around Barr (Bas Rhin); richer and more aromatic in Southern Alsace
What are the characteristics of Pinot noir in the Alsace?
- Only black grape allowed in Alsace
- Not a noble variety
- producing rather thin and lean wines, lighter style vs Burgundy
- Local demand resulting in rising quality with both unoaked and oaked wines
- Significant producers: Muré and Albert Mann
What are the characteristics of the Noble grape variety Muscat in the Alsace? Which style is produced and name some Grand Cru villages.
- 2 types: Muscat Blanc à Petit Grains and Muscat Ottonel.
- 0,5% tiny….
- Ottonel ripens later, need to avoid autumn rains.
- Aromatic and grapey; dry, low abv, low acidity
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