Riesling Holder 2018 AOC Alsace
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Revue du Vin de France : 92/100
Ample, round with candied citrus fruits


The Holder, a specific locality in Wihr-au-Val, made up of granite infiltrated with clay, is above all the preferred terrain for our Gewurztraminer and Pinot Gris. However, in the middle of this area is a rock where the soil is so skeletal that only Riesling can flourish. Produced at low yields, it is always a concentrated Riesling, with an intense aromatic expression and a beautiful minerality.
Tasting notes
- Straw yellow colour with golden reflections.
- Very expressive nose with a dominant of citrus fruits, a touch of spices.
- An attack at first silky, with a lot of fat and a beautiful presence in mouth supported by a beautiful minerality and prolonged by a firm and very pure acidity which confers character and elegance to this racy Riesling.
Food and wine pairing
A true gastronomic wine, it will be remarkable with all dishes that require a dry wine: smoked, raw or marinated fish, seafood, hot oysters, white meat in a creamy sauce, especially poultry, Italian cuisine (based on fresh or dried tomatoes) and fresh, creamy cheeses.
Technical sheet
- Tasting context Meal wines
- Area 25 ares
- Position Plot situated at 450m, with a south/south-east exposure.
- Type of soil Migmatite de Kaysersberg (Schlossberg granite), a stony metamorphic rock with a clay surface, rich in iron and with red clay veins.
- Age of the vines 30-35 years old
- Production 1,656 bottles
- Cuvée / blend Riesling 100%
- Tasting temperature 8-10°C
- Sweetness DrySemidrySoftSweet
- Alcohol 13.43 °
- Residual sugars 9.79 g/l
- Tartaric acidity 6.52 g/l
- pH 3.21
- Ageing potential 8-10 years

The lieu-dit : Holder
Cru of Wihr-au-Val on decomposed granite from Kaysersberg, where the Gewurztraminer and Pinot Gris grow particularly well. The soil, composed of granite and clay, offers them their opulence, complexity and extreme exquisiteness.
Wines pack

Gewurztraminer Holder 2018 AOC Alsace
Intensely aromatic, exuberant and generous
Dessert wines

Pinot Gris Holder 2018 AOC Alsace
Opulent with notes of overmaturity
Meal wines

Riesling Holder Mélodie d'Octobre 2015 AOC Alsace
Rich and fresh, intense notes of candied citrus
Unusual wine associations