Domaine Maurice Schoech Alsace Riesling 'Furstentum' Grand Cru 2023

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Domaine Maurice Schoech Alsace Riesling 'Furstentum' Grand Cru 2023In 2015, Schoech acquired 0. 2 hectares of Riesling in this coveted Grand Cru located in Kientzheim, in the heart of the valley of Kaysersberg. The soil composition of Furstentum is limestone based, instead of the granitic rock found in their Grand Cru Kaefferkopf. Furstentum is south facing with superb exposure to the sun and the vines sit on a steep slope with a 37% angle that offers excellent drainage. Forceful but elegant and intensely aromatic,

bottled straight from tank without any added sulfur

we have expanded our work with the Levet family to include a second bottling of Cote Rotie known as “Les Journaries”

More punchily mineral-driven than the “Vieilles Vignes” and with a tighter-grained texture

we wager that there are few greater values for serious red wine to be found in all of France than Mas Jullien

Jean-Marie aged this for one year in used Burgundy barrels purchased from his old classmate and friend Régis Forey

with ultra-fine tannins and a long

fining and filtration are never employed

The result is one of the most powerful wines in the cellar that shows dark

The wine from this prime site within Vétroz is declared a “Grand Cru”

and the other half was planted in the 1950s

this is a balanced Viognier that leans towards fresh fruit and acid

licorice and savory elements permeated each expression