185 Muscat AC 2009
Domaine Dirler-Cadé

Grape:90% Muscat Ottonel, 10% Muscat d’Alsace (12.5% alc, 1g/l of rs)

This is declassified Saering grand cru from juice not quite concentrated enough for the grand cru wine. Lovely aromatic lift to the aromas of citrus fruit and mint, followed by a silky delicacy and ethereal quality on the palate. The perfect aperitif. For drinking now to 2014.

Technical Information
Winemaker:	Jean & Ludivine Dirler
Location:	Vines in Bergholtz & Guebwiller
Size of domaine:	16.9 hectares of which 0.20 hectares for Muscat
Grape:	90% Muscat Ottonel and 10% Muscat d’Alsace (30 years old) from massale selection on 5BB rootstock. 5700 vines per hectare trained double-guyot
Terroir:	South-east facing on the grand cru Saering and south on the grand cru Spiegel. 20% slope, 280 mtrs above sea-level. Marl, limestone and sandstone in Saering, clay and sandstone in Spiegel.
Viticulture:	Bio-dynamic viticulture. Soil ploughed 4 to 5 times a year. Old wood not pruned off until March. But and debut the vines during the winter. Debud but never vendanges en vert. Use sulphur and homeopathic dose of the plant ‘horsetail’ gainst oidium. Use Bacillus Thurengiensis against pests. Never use fertiliser, only a touch of limestone if necessary. Manual harvest with careful selection carried out. Yield 50 hectos per hectare.
Vinification:	Pneumatic press. Selected yeasts. Vinified in stainless steel at an average temperature of 20°C over 3 weeks. Racked at the end of alcohol fermentation. Touch of sulphur added to prevent malo-latics. Stainless steel for elevage (8 months). Plaque filtered then bottled using their own bottling machine. Between 2-3000 bottles per year produced on average. Certified both organic and bio-dynamic.
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exc vat: £12.50