Alsace Grand Cru Blanc "Schoenenbourg"

• Certified biodynamic
• Field blend of Alsatian varieties
• A very steep slope, south facing
• Bedrock of fertile, water-retentive, iridescent Keuper marl covered by light layers of sandstone soil and gypsum
• Heaviest soils of the crus
• Planted between 1952-1982
• 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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