Sylvaner Steinstuck 2017

Sylvaner 2017 Steinstuck

The vine :

The Steinstuck is a nice place above the village of Westhalten. It gives fine, fresh and elegant wines, with stony notes. The soil is made of sandstone from the Muschelkalk era, with a lot of stones. The name "Steinstuck" means "land with stones" in alsacian language.

• Production area : Steinstuck
• Average age of vines : 55 years

The wine :

• Vinification : Slow fermentation and maturation on fine lees
• Harvest : By hand in 20-kg-boxes
• Date of harvest : September 8th 2017
• Residual sugar : 1 gram/litre
• Acidity : 8.3 grams /litre
• Alcohol : 12,5 %/volume
• Yield : 48 hl/ha
• Ageing potential : 10 years

Tasting Notes :

Nose with beautiful vegetal notes, concentrated matter, acidity well in place, very nice salinity in place. Pierre Radmacher

Organic and biodynamic Alsace wines certified by FR-BIO 01.

Wine pairing idea : marinated salmon