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Alsace Wines

Alsace Wines. Production. 16 000 ha of vineyards with appellation 15 450 ha of AOC vineyards in production 5050 winegrowers 100 km long and 2 to 15 km wide Altitude between 200 and 400 metres 1.2 million hectolitres annual production 91% white wines 75 % sales on French domestic market

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Alsace Wines

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  1. Alsace Wines

  2. Production

  3. 16 000 ha of vineyards with appellation • 15 450 ha of AOC vineyards in production • 5050 winegrowers • 100 km long and 2 to 15 km wide • Altitude between 200 and 400 metres • 1.2 million hectolitres annual production • 91% white wines • 75 % sales on French domestic market • 25 % sales exported (especially Europe) • 500 million Euros annual turnover

  4. Sylvaner Pinot Gris Pinot Blanc Pinot Noir Riesling Gewurztraminer Muscat d’Alsace

  5. Freshness Riesling Sylvaner Muscat d’Alsace Pinot Gris Pinot Blanc Structure Gewurztraminer

  6. The Terroir Alsace Grands CrusWines

  7. TERROIR • A «popular» notion • A natural definition • A global notion

  8. Ideal natural conditions : An exceptional mosaïc of soilsAn ideal climate

  9. THE ALSACE VINEYARDA MOSAIC OF 13 TERROIRS Lowland, talus slope & scree Marly-sandstone Clayey-marly Valley-floor alluvial Loess & loam Granite gneiss Schist Volcano-sedimentary Sandstone Limestone Marly-limy Sandy-marly-limy Calcareous-sandstone

  10. The Rhine rift valley today

  11. Source : Claude SITTLER

  12. AN EXCEPTIONAL CLIMATE

  13. AOC winesAppellations d’Origine Contrôlées

  14. 3 AOC • A.O.C. ALSACE or VIN d’ALSACE • 1962 : 77 % of production • A.O.C. ALSACE GRAND CRU • 1975 : 51 classified areas, 4 % of production • AOC CREMANT d’ALSACE • 1976 : 19 % of production

  15. AOC Alsace Grand Cru

  16. AOC ALSACE GRAND CRU • Created in 1975 • 51 classified areas • 8% of total surface area • Only the 4 noble grape varieties : RI, MU, PG, GW • 4% of total production • TERROIR: « TASTE » of the minerality of the soil

  17. GRAPES USED IN EACH AOC

  18. MINIMUM OF POTENTIAL ALCOHOLBY GRAPE AND AOC

  19. AOC ALSACE GRAND CRU : 3 exceptions Decree of 21 March 2005 Altenberg de Bergheim (GW, PG, RI or blend RI 50 to 70%, PG, GW, PB, PN, MU, CH) Zotzenberg (Mittelbergheim) (RI, GW, PG, SY) Decree of 12 January 2007 Kaefferkopf (Ammerschwihr) (GW, PG, RI or blendGW 60 to 80 %, RI, PG, MU)

  20. DIFFERENT SOILS AND THEIR EFFECTS «Fruity» wines • Granite : aromatic, good acidity «Stony» wines • Sandstone : nervy • Calcareous : lemon flavoured, long acidity • Marl (clay) : powerful, peppery • Clayey : harsh, almost tannic • Schist : rangy, austere • Volcanic : full-bodied, smoked, mineral

  21. WEBSITE : www.alsacewine.com

  22. Alsace Wines

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