2021 Domaine Weinbach Pinot Blanc Réserve BIO

31.95 26.40
Type of Wine White
Country France
Region Alsace
Appellation Alsace (Appellation)
Winery Domaine Weinbach
Year 2021
Grape Pinot Blanc
Content (Alc) 0.75 ltr (13.5%)
Drink window 2022 - 2028
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The pinot blanc grapes used for this beautiful wine are hand-picked with the utmost care at perfect ripeness. In the vinification cellar, the entire bunches are pressed very carefully and a spontaneous alcoholic fermentation with wild (grape-specific) yeasts is allowed to take place in large old oak casks. After approx. 8 months of maturation, the wines are bottled without fining or filtering. This entire process follows strict biodynamic rules and regulations. Domaine Weinbach, also known as Clos des Capucins, is not only one of the best domaines in Alsace, its refined and concentrated white wines are even considered to be among the best in the world.

This beautiful, and also organic wine is beautifully clear, light yellow in color. The wine is dry, medium-bodied and juicy with aromas of grapefruit, ripe pear, peach and wild flowers. You taste notes of lime, green apple (granny smith), pear and a slightly salty touch. The wine has a mineral aftertaste with good, fresh acidity.

Perfect as an aperitif and with salads, trout with almonds, quiche lorraine, white asparagus in cream sauce, veal, chicken or turkey in white wine sauce and mild Asian dishes.

This wine is certified organic

Vineyard for 2021 Domaine Weinbach Pinot Blanc Réserve BIO

Domaine Weinbach, also known as Clos des Capucins, is not only one of the best Alsace domains, the refined and concentrated white wines are considered to be among the best in the world. The winery, which takes its name from the stream that flows through the vineyards on the spot, is located between the villages of Kaysersberg and Kientzheim and has a history that goes back a long way. In 860, the Abbey d'Etival obtained through a donation land that now belongs to the current vineyards of Domaine Weinbach.

A wall was built around a part of this plot in the early seventeenth century by Capuchin monks. This 5 hectare vineyard is the still existing Clos des Capucins. After the French Revolution, the vineyards and monastery were expropriated and sold by the state. Ultimately, it was the Faller brothers, two tanners from nearby Kaysersberg, who bought and refurbished the dilapidated abbey and its Clos des Capucins in 1898. Théo Faller continued the work of his father and uncle with great energy. He bought parts of surrounding Grand Cru vineyards such as Furstentumen, Schlossberg, Mambourg and Marckrain and brought the wines of Domaine Weinbach to an unprecedented level. With the third generation, the wines got even more refinement and depth, because from 1988 they first switched to organic viticulture and then in 2005 the choice was made to do the 28 hectares of vineyards and winemaking entirely according to biodynamic principles. The result is amazing; the white wines now have an unprecedented minerality, finesse and concentration. It is the result of natural preparations, acting according to the position of the moon and stars, drastic pruning at an early stage, hand picking grapes with optimal ripeness, with very low yields and preferably with the first effects of the noble rot and further a vinification with as little intervention as possible.

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Type of Wine White
Country France
Region Alsace
Appellation Alsace (Appellation)
Winery Domaine Weinbach
Grape Pinot Blanc
Biological certified Yes
Natural wine No
Vegan No
Year 2021
Drinking as of 2022
Drinking till 2028
Alcohol % 13.5
Alcohol free/low No
Content 0.75 ltr
Oak aging No
Sparkling No
Dessert wine No
Closure Cork
James Suckling rating 91
Tasting Profiles Aromatic, Dry, Fruity, Mineral, Round, Full, White fruit
Drink moments Indruk maken, Lekker luxe, Met vrienden

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