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Domaine Bohn

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Type

Red Wine

Appellation

Alsace

Variety

Riesling, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir

Viticulture

Soil type

Volcanic sandstone and schist

Vine age50 years

ExpositionSouth/Southwest

Altitude820-1,150m

Vinification

Pinot Noir in whole clusters is infused in the directly pressed Pinot Gris and Rieslings for two weeks. No added SO2.

ElevageAged in old foudres for 12 months

Harvest typeHand Harvested

Fining/FilteringUnfined and unfiltered

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...