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Ostertag Riesling Heissenberg 2009

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$51.99Original List Price

43.09Best Price On The Web
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Code: 61283

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Since April 25, 2024 12:00PM

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Rating:	92 Pts Wine Spectator	Size:	750ML
Region:	Alsace	Country:	France
Varietals:	Riesling	ABV:	14%

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More Ratings:

92 Pts Wine Spectator

"An elegant, minerally Riesling, with pretty notes of fresh flowers, ripe apricot, clementine, cantaloupe and sweet smoke. Offers finely wrought acidity that results in a lacy texture and leaves a long, mouthwatering impression. Drink now through 2024." 92 Points - Wine Spectator

VINEYARDS:
"Domaine Ostertag owns 0.75 hectares of vineyards in the Heissenberg or âHot Mountainâ vineyard in Nothalten. With a soil of pink sandstone of the Vosges and gneiss, this south-facing slope is planted exclusively to Riesling and gives fleshy, mineral wines with generous, exotic aromas." -Importer

VITICULTURE & VINIFICATION:
"Practicing biodynamic viticulture since 1998, Domaine Ostertag does all vineyard work and harvesting by hand and uses no chemical fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, or fungicides. The domaine owns 14.4 hectares of vineyards in over 80 separate plots spread over the villages of Epfig, Nothalten, Itterswiller, RibeauvillÃ©, and AlbÃ©."

"The fruit is pressed gently, and indigenous yeasts induce a long fermentation that continues until the wines are fully dry (with the exception of the Gewurztraminer). AndrÃ© defies his regionâs conventions by aging his Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, and Pinot Noir in oak barrels, in the style of Burgundy, where these varietals originated, on their lees. The Sylvaner, Muscat, Gewurztraminer, and all the Rieslings are aged in 100% stainless steel." -Importer

ESTATE:
"To call AndrÃ© Ostertag a revolutionary winemaker is to tell just half the story. He is a pioneer, certainly, but also an ardent environmentalist (as demonstrated in both his wine and his sculpture, another passion). After training in Burgundy, AndrÃ© returned to the family domaine in Alsace with renewed zeal: he lowered yields considerably and introduced viticultural and vinification techniques from other regions to his own home ground. The 1996 vintage marked his first collaboration with KLWM, and the following year he brought biodynamic viticulture to his fourteen hectares of vineyards, including his flagship parcel in the Muenchberg Grand Cru."

'There is poetry to Ostertagâs practices. He looks for the nuance of terroir rather than the typicity of a grape varietal. In an act of rejection against the official classifications dictated by the A.O.C., he made up his own categories: Vins de Fruit that express fruit character rather than that of a specific vineyard site, Vins de Pierre reflecting the terroir from which they originate, and Vin de Temps that rely on time and weather to encourage the development of botrytis. He ferments the majority of his wines completely dry, so their versatility at the table surpasses that of many other wines from the region."

"In Ostertagâs experience, a careful use of oak subtly enhances the traditional Alsatian varietals from the Pinot family, giving them greater depth on the palate. He uses oak sourced exclusively from the Vosges Mountains and, for his Pinots, prefers barriques to the traditional foudres. He rejects formulaic, scientifically engineered wines, and since going biodynamic in 1997, has been an active member of the natural farming community." -Importer

This wine was also scored 89 points by the Wine Advocate and 87 points by the International Wine Cellar.

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