Dirler-Cade Sylvaner Cuvee Vieille Vignes
FR7341-22
Dirler-Cade EARL
Dirler-Cade Sylvaner Cuvee Vieille Vignes
Alsace , France
| Type: | General |
| Varietals: | Sylvaner |
| Region: | Alsace , Haut-Rhin |
| Vineyard Size: | 18 ha |
| Planted: | 1958 |
| Farming Methods: | Hand harvested |
| Total Production: | 200 cases |
| Soil: | clay soils |
| Climate: | Semi continental with very hot and dry summer. Colmar is one of the driest city in France. Winter is very extreme getting snow pretty often. |
| Fermentation: | Fermentation occurs in old foudre with indigenous yeasts. |
| Winemaker: | Jean and Ludivine Dirler |
| Elevage: | 12 months aging in foudre |
| ABV | 13.5% | SO2 | 56ppm total | Sizes | 750ml |
ABOUT THIS BOTTLE
Old Sylvaner vines yield a remarkably pure and balanced wine with minerality balanced by notes of grapefruit and hawthorn flowers. The Sylvaner has notes of grapefruit and hawthorn flowers. A pure wine with depth, balance and a mineral vibration.
