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After the success of the 2007 vintage and because the grapes were perfectly healthy in 2008, we decided to produce again a small batch of this pure Chardonnay wine. The calcareous vineyard of the Clos Windsbuhl gives a clean crisp acidity to this grape, which matured for a long time on the vines, enjoying the excellent September and early October weather in Alsace. Like previous vintages of this wine, it is fermented in small used barrels and left on its total lees, without any racking and bottled directly from cask without ever been pumped. Only a very small amount of sulfites was added at bottling time. This wine is as close to natural as can be. It is most probable that the wine will develop sediment on the glass. Decanting is recommended after leaving the bottle in standing position for some time to allow the sediment to collect on the bottom of the glass.this wine shows the potential of such vintage to
produce dry, crisp wines with lots of purity. The nose is already quite aromatic but begs for some more time. The palate is really dry, but the acidity is ripe so there is nothing green about this wine. The finish can be still quite strict for most palate, but this is what this grape should be all about in such a vineyard.Bottling date: 9/2009
Alcohol: 13° alc
Residual sweetness: <2 g/l; 5.4 g/l H2SO4
pH: 3.1
Yields: 35 hl/ha
Optimum drinking period: 2010/2020
Average age of the vines: 19 years
Terroir: Muchelkalk calcareous (Jurassic) facing south.
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