Description
The Alsace Schieferberg Zéro from the Bohn estate comes from a schist terroir. 50% Pinot Gris, 50% Riesling. Yield: 50 hl/ha. Hand-harvested with selective sorting. Average age of vines: 45 years. Aged for 8 months in stainless steel vats. Residual sugar: 0.2 g/l. Total acidity (TH2): 4.28 g/l.
Bernard and Arthur Bohn tend their unique schist and volcanic sandstone terroirs using environmentally friendly methods. They manage the soil with care. The diversity and preservation of local flora and fauna are fundamental to the estate’s vineyard. Native vegetation covers the ground; the grass is not mown but rolled into a vegetative mat. Here, chemicals are avoided through the practice of ecological and environmentally respectful viticulture. As independent winegrowers, they follow their own path. The estate has decided to formalise its approach and is currently completing its conversion to organic farming.
All vintages are harvested by hand. Yields are deliberately kept low. Bernard is also the estate’s oenologist. Demanding when it comes to quality, he explains that the wine must reflect, without artifice, the terroir and climate from which it originates. He advocates minimalist winemaking without the use of oenological products. For the majority of the cuvées, vinification concludes with a long ageing period in old Alsatian casks. Or in barrels to achieve the balance and persistence of fine dining wines. Mineral, fresh, light, persistent and very easy to drink.
What to eat with a Domaine Bohn Alsace Schieferberg Zéro?
- A vegetable couscous
- Flambéed prawns
- Or simply a few tapas,
