Vins de Fruit

Auxerrois 2019




Fruity, supple and bewitching.

GammeVins de Fruits
Caractère du vinDemi-sec
CépageAuxerrois
Millésime2019

Appellation:

Alsace

Locality:

Various local soils concentrated around Ribeauvillé.

Nature of the soil:

The vineyards that gave this wine are located in the geological fracture zone of Ribeauvillé. They constitute a territory which is highly geologically fragmented. They are above all areas with hard chalk, clay and marl from the Liassic and Triassic periods, sandstone clay, and calcareous, chalky conglomerates from the Oligocene period. The area is also characterised by silt-laden deposits, originally loessial, and by glacis and sandy alluvium in the valley and on the plain.

Wine character:

Nice yellow color with golden hints. Open nose with ripe fruits. Wide, ample but well balanced on the palate. Young, supple and fresh wine, very easy to drink.

Tips for consuming:

To be enjoyed with : white meat, as a buffet wine, at any occasion calling for a wine easy to drink and not too dry. To be appreciated now in order to enjoy its fruity and fresh character.

The 2019 vintage:

This new vintage follows the very generous 2018 vintage which did not always allow the vines to build up reserves. With a dry Autumn 2018 and capricious weather conditions the start of the growth got very heterogeneous. The cold temperature end of April and beginning of May did not improve the situation either and induced very slow growth of the vegetation. Some heavy rains in June, followed by extreme temperatures in July added more stress to the vines.
However, the harvest could start on September 12th and lasted until October 15th. The conditions were not stable at all with hot days and cooler ones. Luckily no heavy precipitations occurred.
Finally, we harvested nice and ripe grapes with great balance.