Alsace Cru Blanc 'Schoffweg'

• Certified biodynamic
• Riesling, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir
• The “sheep’s path”, leading into Grasberg at the top of the Altenberg de Bergheim
• East facing, with strong winds
• A thin slab of Aalenian limestone perched above the plains
• The extension of the hillrock of Altenberg de Bergheim
• Planted in 1997
• 12,000 vines per ha
• Indigenous yeast
• Very slow, whole-cluster pressing for up to 12 hours
• Fermented and aged in large barrels for 12 months

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