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Alsace Riesling Sélection de Grains Nobles Grand Cru Schoenenbourg Marcel Deiss (Domaine) 1988(dessert wine)
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Alsace Riesling Sélection de Grains Nobles Grand Cru Schoenenbourg Marcel Deiss (Domaine)
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Jean-Michel Deiss, (the son of Marcel Deiss, who established the property in 1949) currently manages the 27 hectares of vines, which are planted on some of Alsace's finest terroirs, including the grand cru Altenburg de Bergheim. Jean-Michel Deiss grows his vines according to biodynamic principles, a philosophy that prohibits any form of chemical treatment and combines an understanding of cosmic rhythms with work on the soil and the vines. The objective? To encourage the vines to develop as deep a root system as possible in the subsoil, thereby giving full expression to the terroir. Despite being an acknowledged master of the art of making single varietal wines such as Pinot Gris and Riesling, this exceptional winegrower has waged a veritable campaign against the traditional Alsace approach of regarding the grape variety as the essence of the wine, and granting negligible importance to the terroir. Thus he has reintroduced ancestral practices such as mixed planting of all of the traditional varieties (Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris) on the same plot, with no sorting at the harvest. The terroir then comes to the forefront, free to fully express itself without the omnipresent constraint of a single variety. After years of campaigning, Jean-Michel Deiss finally succeeded in obtaining authorisation for the application of the terms "Grand Cru" and "Premier Cru" (previously reserved for traditional cuvées) to these "vins de terroir". The names of the grape varieties have not appeared on the labels since 2005. More information : Read the article about domain Marcel Deiss on the blog

About the wine

The standard bearer of the the Riquewihr vineyards in the heart of Alsace, Schœnenbourg has been lauded since the Middle Ages for the exceptional quality wines it produces. Winemaking here is pure alchemy, requiring meticulous work: fruit which present the famous noble rot are harvested one by one. This cuvée has a richness, concentration and stark acidity which make it ideally suited to a long cellaring (even up to 40 years). A few years after bottling it reveals a full-body with pepper and smoky notes on the nose and an expressive minerality. It pairs magnificently with fish and seafood.

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Characteristics of the producer and cuvée

Region: Alsace

Producers and wineries: Marcel Deiss

Colour: dessert wine

Volume: 135000 bottles

Food and wine pairings: : Langoustines rôties sauce aux agrumes, Foie gras, Poulet Tandori

Appellation: Alsace Riesling

Classification: Grand cru

Owner: Marcel Deiss (Domaine)

Size (in ha): 27 hectares

Viticulture: biodynamic More information....

Service temperature: 12°

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Auction history Alsace Riesling Sélection de Grains Nobles Grand Cru Schoenenbourg Marcel Deiss (Domaine) 1988
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13/03/2019128
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