'Auxerrois'
Freaky Level 2
Traditional with a twist.
Rare Jewel
The natural wine world’s brightest stars here just once or twice a year.
Plush & Textured
Textured & layered to pair with a main course.
Savoury
Brine, spice, leather and other non-fruit notes are the star.
'Auxerrois'
- Freaky Level 2
Traditional with a twist. - Rare Jewel
The natural wine world’s brightest stars here just once or twice a year. - Plush & Textured
Textured & layered to pair with a main course. - Savoury
Brine, spice, leather and other non-fruit notes are the star.
Auxerrois is typically at home in Alsace, where it often plays the role of the unsung hero. It’s super important in those big field blends called Edelzwicker but is almost never acknowledged. It provides the body and heft in the sparkling cremant d’Alsace but lives in the shadows of its partner, Pinot Blanc. With Sven Enderle & Florian Moll’s deft handling, this teeny, tiny plot of Auxerrois in the south of Ger. . .
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Auxerrois is typically at home in Alsace, where it often plays the role of the unsung hero. It’s super important in those big field blends called Edelzwicker but is almost never acknowledged. It provides the body and heft in the sparkling cremant d’Alsace but lives in the shadows of its partner, Pinot Blanc. With Sven Enderle & Florian Moll’s deft handling, this teeny, tiny plot of Auxerrois in the south of Germany gets to be the star of the show. The juice and skins are macerated for a short three days before the wine ages in used barrels (from fancy Burgundian stars like historic Domaine Dujac) on partial skins for 10 months. Smooth and glycolic on the palate, not so tannic for a skin-contact, clear & bright like a glazed pear pastry. Lightly toasted, buttered brioche, heaps of apricot jam.
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Auxerrois is typically at home in Alsace, where it often plays the role of the unsung hero. It’s super important in those big field blends called Edelzwicker but is almost never ackno. . .
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Auxerrois is typically at home in Alsace, where it often plays the role of the unsung hero. It’s super important in those big field blends called Edelzwicker but is almost never acknowledged. It provides the body and heft in the sparkling cremant d’Alsace but lives in the shadows of its partner, Pinot Blanc. With Sven Enderle & Florian Moll’s deft handling, this teeny, tiny plot of Auxerrois in the south of Germany gets to be the star of the show. The juice and skins are macerated for a short three days before the wine ages in used barrels (from fancy Burgundian stars like historic Domaine Dujac) on partial skins for 10 months. Smooth and glycolic on the palate, not so tannic for a skin-contact, clear & bright like a glazed pear pastry. Lightly toasted, buttered brioche, heaps of apricot jam.
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