alsace wines
DESCRIPTION
Alsace Wines. Production. 16 000 ha of vineyards with appellation 15 450 ha of AOC vineyards in production 5050 winegrowers 100 km long and 2 to 15 km wide Altitude between 200 and 400 metres 1.2 million hectolitres annual production 91% white wines 75 % sales on French domestic market - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Alsace Wines
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Production
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16 000 ha of vineyards with appellation15 450 ha of AOC vineyards in production5050 winegrowers100 km long and 2 to 15 km wideAltitude between 200 and 400 metres1.2 million hectolitres annual production91% white wines75 % sales on French domestic market25 % sales exported (especially Europe)500 million Euros annual turnover
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Sylvaner
Pinot Blanc
Pinot Gris
Riesling
Muscat d’Alsace
Pinot Noir
Gewurztraminer
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Freshness
Sylvaner
Pinot Blanc
Muscat d’Alsace
Riesling
Pinot Gris
Gewurztraminer
Structure
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The Terroir
Alsace Grands Crus
Wines
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TERROIR
A «popular» notion
A natural definition
A global notion
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Ideal natural conditions :
An exceptional mosaïc of soils
An ideal climate
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THE ALSACE VINEYARDA MOSAIC OF 13 TERROIRS
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ERE PRIMAIRE environ 300 millions d’années
LA FORMATION DU SOL ET SOUS-SOL D’ALSACE
ERE SECONDAIRE (environ 150 millions d’années)1 grès2 calcaire3 Marnes (craie + argile)4 calcaire
A Roches du socle primitif
B Roches sédimentaires
ERE TERTIAIRE environ 50 millions d’années (1ère phase)
VOSGES
ERE TERTIAIRE environ 50 millions d’années (2ème phase)
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Le fossé est envahi par la mer qui laisse des dépôts D, pétrolifères au Nord et potassiques au Sud
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The Rhine rift valley today
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Source : Claude SITTLERSource : Claude SITTLER
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AN EXCEPTIONAL CLIMATE
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AOC wines Appellations d’Origine Contrôlées
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3 AOC
A.O.C. ALSACE or VIN d’ALSACE 1962 : 77 % of production
A.O.C. ALSACE GRAND CRU 1975 : 51 classified areas, 4 % of
production
AOC CREMANT d’ALSACE 1976 : 19 % of production
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AOC Alsace Grand Cru
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AOC ALSACE GRAND CRU
Created in 1975 51 classified areas 8% of total surface area Only the 4 noble grape
varieties : RI, MU, PG, GW 4% of total production TERROIR: « TASTE » of the
minerality of the soil
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AOC ALSACE
AOC ALSACE
GRAND CRU *
VENDANGES TARDIVES
SELECTIONS DE GRAINS
NOBLES
AOC CREMANT D'ALSACE
Sylvaner X -
Pinot Blanc X X
Riesling X X X X X
Muscat X X X X -
Pinot Gris X X X X X
Gewurztraminer X X X X -
Pinot Noir X X
Chardonnay X
*Particular case : Altenberg de Bergheim, Zotzenberg, Kaefferkopf
GRAPES USED IN EACH AOC
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PN CH SY PB RI MU PG GW KL
AOC Alsace 10 9* 9 9 9,5 9,5 11 11 11
AOC Alsace Grand Cru - - - - 11 11 12,5 12,5 -
AOC Crémant d'Alsace 8,5 8,5** - 8,5 8,5 - 8,5 - -
* Chasselas ** Chardonnay
MINIMUM OF POTENTIAL ALCOHOLBY GRAPE AND AOC
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AOC ALSACE GRAND CRU : 3 exceptions
Decree of 21 March 2005Altenberg de Bergheim (GW, PG, RI or blend RI 50 to 70%, PG, GW, PB, PN, MU, CH) Zotzenberg (Mittelbergheim)(RI, GW, PG, SY)
Decree of 12 January 2007Kaefferkopf (Ammerschwihr)(GW, PG, RI or blend GW 60 to 80 %, RI, PG, MU)
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DIFFERENT SOILS AND THEIR EFFECTS
«Fruity» wines Granite : aromatic, good acidity
«Stony» wines Sandstone : nervy Calcareous : lemon flavoured, long acidity Marl (clay) : powerful, peppery Clayey : harsh, almost tannic Schist : rangy, austere Volcanic : full-bodied, smoked, mineral
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WEBSITE :www.alsacewine.co
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Alsace Wines