Willm - Pinot Noir Reserve 2017
- Producer Maison Willm
- Blend 100% Pinot Noir
- Country France
- Region Alsace Region
- Appellation Alsace
- UPC 0 15643 56378 2
Description
Pinot Noir is the only grape variety in Alsace to produce a red or rosé wine with a typical taste that evokes cherry. It can often develop aromas of wood fruits, blackberry, red currant. This vintage had a relatively mild winter, hot and sunny summer and then a cool autumn to reach the maturity of the grapes intended for the production of still wines in mid-September. 100% Hand harvested, extended and soft pressing, 36 Hours maceration. 10-15 days of alcoholic fermentation with regular pumping to extract the color from the skins. Aged in stainless steel vats to preserve the typical fruit character.
Vineyard
The Willm vineyard is located in the Barr region of northern Alsace at an altitude of 200-400 meters, extending from the mountainous base of the Vosges to the plains of Alsace and the Rhine. Bordered by the Vosges Mountains to the west, the Barr hillsides benefit from a dry and sunny microclimate thanks to their south-southeast exposure, optimal for cultivating the vines. The fluctuation between warm days and cool nights in autumn is conducive to a slow, prolonged grape maturation.
Estate
In 1896 the Willm family founded the Willm Estate in Barr, at the foot of the majestic Kirchberg de Barr Grand Cru vineyard. Willm has always been concerned with revealing the best of its terroirs and sharing its exceptional wines with the whole world. Thanks to the adventurous founder Emile WILLM, the estate’s wines were the first from Alsace to be exported to the United States in the early 1930s, after prohibition laws were lifted. Their wines are celebrated for their blend freshness, minerality and elegance; they are synonymous with tradition, terroir, purity and refinement.