Domaine Ostertag Sylvaner ‘Vieilles Vignes’ 2023

Name: Domaine Ostertag Sylvaner ‘Vieilles Vignes’ 2023
Brand: Domaine Ostertag
SKU: CELOSTERT4
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At Domaine Ostertag the Sylvaner vines have an average age of 55 years, and have been
farmed biodynamically since 1998, like the whole vineyard. The vines are between 30 and
80 years of age, and half of the plots are located in single-vineyard sites. It is made from 10 small plots in total, located in Epfig and Nothalten, with five natures of soils: sandstone;
clay; marl; granite; and alluvium. They have a deeply established root system which brings
a surprisingly rich mineral structure for this variety which has the reputation of being quite dilute.

The whole bunches are gently pressed in a pneumatic press for nine hours & fermented gently with its natural yeasts and was aged for one year on its lees in stainless steel tanks. A dry wine, certified organic and biodynamic.

The Sylvaner Vieilles Vignes is the totem wine of the Ostertag estate and we take great pleasure in living with this grape variety that is so demanding in the vineyard as well as in the cellar. It is an unloved grape variety that has been subjected to years of intensive production despite the fact that in reality it has all the makings of a great white wine. A small wine will become great! Though it can be kept for several years, it is in the carefree freshness of its first years that it gives the most pleasure. - Arthur Ostertag

Type	White Wine
Varietal(s)	Sylvaner
Country	France
Region	Alsace
Brand	Domaine Ostertag
Vintage	2023

Alsatian wine

Alsace is a unique wine region in North Eastern France, bordering Germany and having also been under German control for much of its existence. Due to this influence, unlike other French regions, wines from Alsace are mostly single varietal bottlings and are also labelled with the variety. They also are legally required to use a tall slimmer bottle called flûtes d'Alsace, that is also commonly seen with German wines.

Almost all the wine produced in the region is white (90%) except for Pinot Noir which is used mainly for sparkling wine. Alsace is most known for its Riesling, which is dry, fresh and floral in its youth but develops complex mineral and flint character with age. Following behind is Gewurztraminer with signature spice and beautiful lychee aromatics. The smell of this wine is intoxicating, it is used to make dry but also late harvest dessert wines. Pinot Gris is also a prized variety of the region with its combination of crisp acidity and savory spice as well as ripe stone fruit flavours.

In Autumn humidity builds up to facilitate the development of “noble rot” to produce late-picked sweet wines. In Alsace there are two classifications for late harvest wines: Vendange Tardive (VT) and Sélection de Grains Nobles (SGN). VT for regular late harvest wines and SGN meaning grapes affected by noble rot.

Other varieties grown here include Pinot Blanc, Muscat, Auxerrois, Chasselas and Sylvaner.

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