Lissner - Gewurztraminer Muschelkalk 2020

Lissner - Gewurztraminer Muschelkalk 2020

$43.00
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Country: FranceRegion: Wolxheim, AlsaceAppellation: Appellation Alsace ContrôléeGrape variety: 100% GewurztraminerStyle: WhiteABV: 16% by vol.Yield: 25ha/hlTerroir: Shell limestoneAverage age of vines: 35+ yearsFarming: Dry-farmed, Fukuoka method. Certified organic.Harvest: By handVinification: Direct press of select whole clusters using gentle pneumatic press. Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts. No fining. No filtration.­Aging: 8+ months in Alsatian foudreSulfur added: None   Notes: The Muschelkalk—German for shell-bearing limestone—is a sequence of sedimentary rock strata stretching through central and western Europe. This Middle Triassic (240 to 230 million years) deposit originally formed in a land-locked sea, and its lenticular banks contain a plethora of fossil shells, found on the surface or subsurface. The vines of this particular parcel, like many of the domaine, are surrounded by woodland; thus Bruno terms it “the marine within the forest.” Apricot jam and ginger

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