2022 Marcel Deiss Alsace Grand Cru “Mambourg”, Alsace, FranceABOUT THIS WINE This certified biodynamic wine is created from a field blend of Alsatian varieties. Mambourg's reputation dates back to the Middle Ages, when it belonged to monasteries and feudal lords. These varietals were grown from Southern facing vines (which were planted in 1992) planted in Oligocene limestone of the Quarternary age. Whole pressed clusters were pressed very slowly for up to 12 hours before being fermented using indigenous yeast

and in the village-level vineyards Les Pargues and Chapelot

family-run estate dedicated to organic farming and producing wines that truly reflect the terroir of Abruzzo

Under the artisan-ship of winemaker Megan Gunderson

Grands Poisots

acid-centric Pinot Noir

The grapes are hand-harvested and gently pressed

and aromas of flowers and purple fruits

La Folie greatly benefits for a few years in bottle to round out the striking tannis from the colder terroir of Champigny

She employs biological farming

Harvest at Alzinger happens later than some of Leo’s neighbors in Unterloiben

Its northern

It’s both powerful and lifted—a wine that captures the tension between the harshness of the land and the elegance drawn from it