M. Chapoutier : Riesling "Lieu-dit Berg" Domaine Schieferkopf 2023

Characteristics and tasting advice for M. Chapoutier's Riesling "Lieu-dit Berg" 2023

Tasting

Color
The color is a beautiful gold, adorned with green reflections.

Nose
Of great delicacy, the nose combines fragrances of mirabelle plum and citrus (mandarin, grapefruit) with savory notes of mint and celery.

Palate
Lively and precise, the palate is seduced by its salinity enhanced by a subtle minerality.

Food and wine pairings

This Alsace wine pairs ideally with a Comté cheese gougère or a Granny Smith salmon tartare.

A seductive Alsace white wine of minerality and aromatic richness

The property

Established since 1808 in Tain-L’Hermitage, the House of M. Chapoutier today embodies the elite of the greatest names in the wines of the Rhône Valley.

Vineyard owner and merchant, Michel Chapoutier has managed over the vintages to lead this family business to the top. The wines of Maison Chapoutier are recognized for their refinement and high quality by the finest connoisseurs beyond borders. A man of many hats, Michel Chapoutier holds the world record for 100/100 scores awarded by American critic Robert Parker. Mathilde, Michel Chapoutier's daughter, has taken over the torch of this iconic house, overseeing a vineyard of over 350 hectares across the most prestigious appellations of the northern and southern Rhône Valley.

The vineyard

This Riesling "Lieu-dit Berg" from M. Chapoutier is an Alsace wine made from a plot located in the municipality of Reichsfeld. Planted on a vein of Alsace blue shale, this south-facing vineyard is established on moderately deep soil.

The wine

This wine comes from a parcel selection of the Schieferkopf Estate, which is part of the Estates and Houses managed by M. Chapoutier. This estate oversees a vineyard whose mosaic of exposures and soils reveal all the nuances and richness of Alsace and German wines.

Vinification and aging

Manual harvest. Long pressing followed by static settling at cold temperatures. Alcoholic fermentation with indigenous yeasts. The malolactic fermentation is total, characteristic of the late terroir of the Schieferkopf estate, in order to develop the complexity, roundness and minerality of the wine. The aging lasts 15 months in foudres.

Blend

Riesling (100%).