Riesling Le Champ des Alouettes

Riesling Le Champ des Alouettes 2021

Region: Alsace, France　

Grape: Riesling

Category: White

Ripe noble rot grapes from older vines bring complex flavors to the wine.

Rüdy Lerchenfeld in the Katzenthal Valley receives morning dew and contains a certain proportion of noble rot grapes. Golden in color with a hint of green, aromas of grated apple, pear, and yellow peach, with a dry attack that gives it an extractive feel and sharp acidity, resulting in a cooling taste. The texture is softer and more delicate than Le Salon des Bains.

Fermented and aged for 24 months in a 100-year-old foudre.
No filtration, no clarification, no sulfites added.

[Producer information]

It is located in the village of Ammerschwihr, just north of Colmar in the Alsace region. A prestigious family that has been making wine since 1770.
When it comes to brewing, we adhere to the true nature of agriculture, strictly using no pesticides, and using almost no SO2. Nowadays, pesticide-free styles are being reconsidered, but in my father's time, chemical fertilizers were popular.

Even in those days, they stubbornly continued farming without pesticides. People around him often criticized him for being unusual, but he is a maker who has consistently maintained this style. Since the harvest is done by hand, we carefully protect the 11ha field that only the family can tend. Although he is not a large manufacturer in Alsace, the treasures that have been carefully passed down from generation to generation can be clearly seen in the curves.