Léo Dirringer, Virose - 2022

Name: Léo Dirringer, Virose
Brand: Léo Dirringer
SKU: 51159
Price: 23.96 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 51159 750 mL

A dry and aromatic white that displays all of the hallmarks of Gewürztraminer. Aromas of tropical fruit, sweet spice, and herbs are highlighted by the 5 day skin contact during fermentation. With a slight tannic structure, this will pair well with liver quenelles.

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Color

White

Vintage

2022

Country

France

Region

Alsace

Producer

Léo Dirringer

Grape Variety

Gewürztraminer

Production Methods

Organic

Orange Wine (Skin Contact)

Organic

Practicing Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard.

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Staff Pick Notes

Leo Dirringer is the 4th generation of a wine growing family based in Dambach-la-ville. The estate spans 14 hectares of vines planted over granite. Leo studied oeneology in Switzerland where he started an appreciation for natural wines. He learned that great wines are the result of good farming. He returned to Alsace and began the conversion to organics and biodynamics. The Virose is Gewurztraminer (one of my skin contact faves) that sees 5 days of skin maceration and aged 8 months on the lees. You have hints of lychee, asian pear, peaches. Along with that you have abundant floral and baking spice notes. Leo is very cost conscious, as you can see on the price tag. Lovely with pork Ramen.

- CP

Glossary

Alsace

Located on the eastern border of France, on the west bank of the Upper Rhine, adjacent to Germany and Switzerland, Alsace represents the intersection of two wholly different wine cultures that have given birth to a third. Once part of the Holy Roman Empire, Alsace was gradually put under French sovereignty during the 17th Century and eventually made one of the provinces of France. Yet, as evidenced by the persistece of a dialect of Upper German in the region even today, Alsace's ties to Germany...

Gewürztraminer

You won't likely forget your first "Gewürz," as they're some of the most distinctive and recognizable wines in the world. They are usually heavily perfumed with rich lychee and rose aromas. The variety is cultivated all over the world, but the best examples tend to come from Alsace: these are full-bodied wines with a golden color. The pink-skinned Gewürztraminer does best in cooler climates, which allow the grapes to develop good balancing acidity. This is a necessary attribute of any...