Cremant d’Alsace Rosé Brut

Domaine Bohn

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Type

Sparkling Rose Wine

Appellation

Crémant d'Alsace

Variety

100% Pinot Noir

Notes from Bernard Bohn on the personality of this wine: "I boast a feminine expression of aromas, like a cocktail of berries that reminds us of our childhood grenadine syrup with strawberry, redcurrant, raspberry, and sour cherry stones. My rich and suave texture will delight the sweetest taste buds."

Viticulture

Soil type

Volcanic sandstone and schist

Vine age40 years old

ExpositionSoutheast

Altitude820-1,150

Vinification

6 days of maceration before fermentation in stainless steel tanks with indigenous yeasts and aged 8 months in old alsatian foudres before bottling for secondary fermentation.

ElevageAged on the fine lees for 36 months before being disgorged Brut.

Harvest typeHand Harvested

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...