Alsace Grand Cru Blanc "Altenberg de Bergheim"

• Certified biodynamic
• Field blend of Alsatian varieties
• South facing steep slope
• Bedrock of limestone with layers of pink sandstone
• Mixture of marl with fossils and soil that has iron-rich clay with rocks
• Planted between 1977-1997
• 8,000-12,000 vines per ha
• Indigenous yeast
• Very slow, whole-cluster pressing for up to 12 hours
• Fermented and aged in large ancient foudres for 12 months

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