Domaine Amelie & Charles Sparr, Grand Cru Riesling “Brand”
Domaine Amelie & Charles Sparr, Grand Cru Riesling “Brand”

Domaine Amelie & Charles Sparr, Grand Cru Riesling “Brand”

Alsace, France 2020 (750mL)
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Domaine Amelie & Charles Sparr, Grand Cru Riesling “Brand”


This deep, dry Riesling profundity hails from “Brand” a granite-rich Grand Cru parcel in the village of Turckheim. The parcel that supplies this bottling, situated right next to the vines of Zind-Humbrecht, was purchased by the Sparr family in the 1960s.


Full-cluster pressed to tank and fermented on ambient yeasts, this 2020 has sneaky density while remaining bone-dry and full of mineral grip. It was aged 18 months in tank on its fine lees, a practice which lent dimension and a hint of creaminess to the final product. It’s a riot of ripe stone fruits, mountain wildflowers and wet rocks, perfectly suited for an Alsatian classic like choucroute garnie.

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France

Bourgogne

Beaujolais

Enjoying the greatest wines of Beaujolais starts, as it usually does, with the lay of the land. In Beaujolais, 10 localities have been given their own AOC (Appellation of Controlled Origin) designation. They are: Saint Amour; Juliénas; Chénas; Moulin-à Vent; Fleurie; Chiroubles; Morgon; Régnié; Côte de Brouilly; and Brouilly.

Southwestern France

Bordeaux

Bordeaux surrounds two rivers, the Dordogne and Garonne, which intersect north of the city of Bordeaux to form the Gironde Estuary, which empties into the Atlantic Ocean. The region is at the 45th parallel (California’s Napa Valley is at the38th), with a mild, Atlantic-influenced climate enabling the maturation of late-ripening varieties.

Central France

Loire Valley

The Loire is France’s longest river (634 miles), originating in the southerly Cévennes Mountains, flowing north towards Paris, then curving westward and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean near Nantes. The Loire and its tributaries cover a huge swath of central France, with most of the wine appellations on an east-west stretch at47 degrees north (the same latitude as Burgundy).

Northeastern France

Alsace

Alsace, in Northeastern France, is one of the most geologically diverse wine regions in the world, with vineyards running from the foothills of theVosges Mountains down to the Rhine River Valley below.

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