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

Vineyard name

Reichsfeld

Soil type

Precambrian sandstone

Vine age1970s

Vineyard sizePlanted 5260 vines/hectare

PruningGuyot avec arcure

ExpositionSouth, Southeast

Altitude340m

Vinification

Fermentation with native yeasts

ElevageMinimum 2 years "sur lattes" (sur-lie) before disgorgement

Harvest typeHand Harvested

Fining/FilteringNo fining. Earth filtration before bottling.

Additional info

Total production average3000 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...