Alsace L’Indigene Par Nathur

Domaine Bohn

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Type

Orange Wine

Appellation

Alsace

Variety

100% Sylvaner

Notes from Bernard Bohn on the personality of this wine: "I reveal myself with apple and bitter orange freshness. My smooth persistence wraps the palate with honey and chestnut notes, beeswax, and noble tannins, reminding one of Oolong tea. I can be paired with tapas, anchovy puree, or braised veal shanks."

Viticulture

Vineyard name

Reichsfeld Nothalten

Soil type

Schist and sandstone

Vine age1950s

Vineyard sizePlanted 5260 vines/hectare

PruningGuyot

ExpositionSouth, Southeast

Altitude400m

Vinification

Fermentation with native yeasts, four weeks of maceration in stainless steel with 80% whole clusters and 20% destemmed grapes

Elevage8 months in old Alsatian foudres

Harvest typeHand Harvested

Fining/FilteringUnfiltered

Additional info

Total production average3200 bottles

More about
the producer

Domaine Bohn

Founded in 1700s

9 hectares

Since taking over the family winery at the age of 18, Bernard Bohn has crafted an individually unique style of wines on the only outcrop of schist terroir in Alsace. The Bohn family members have been winegrowers for well over three centuries in Reichsfeld, a small village at the far end of the valley, where until recently, the local Alsatian dialect was still more common than French. Today, Bernard and his son Arthur farm just over 9 hectares and go beyond organic agriculture to incorporate uncommon techniques, such as completely abandoning vineyard plowing and allowing cover crops to coexist to create balance in the vines.

Bernard has always had an independent streak. While still in high school, he decided to leave his Jesuit boarding school and enroll in the local wine...