Domaine Weinbach "Les Vignes du Precheur" White, Alsace 2022

ABOUT THIS WINE A blend of 40% Riesling, 30% Auxerrois, 20% Pinot Gris, 5% Muscat, and 5% Sylvaner. The fruit is from the "Prediger” (“the Preacher”) vineyard, located beneath the Grand Cru Kaefferkopf on sandy and clay stilts. Short pruning of the vines to keep yields low. Hand-picked at optimum maturity to reinforce the aromatic expression and body of the wines. Gently pressed in whole clusters in pneumatic presses, fermentation with indigenous yeasts (element of the terroir, enhances depth and complexity in the wines) in old oak vats. ABOUT THIS PRODUCERAt the foot of the majestic Schlossberg hill, in a setting of vines and roses, the Domaine Weinbach "wine stream", named after the small stream that crosses it, was built in 1612 by the Capuchin monks. Sold as national property during the French Revolution, the Estate was acquired in 1898 by the Faller brothers who passed it on to their son and nephew Théo. A great figure in the Alsatian vineyard and ardent promoter of its recognitio