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Pinot Auxerrois Vieille Vigne, Dom. Maurice Schoech - 2019

Name: Pinot Auxerrois Vieille Vigne, Dom. Maurice Schoech
Brand: Dom. Maurice Schoech
SKU: 32997
Price: 23.96 USD
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750 mL

Item # 32997

An Alsatian wine you can enjoy before, during, and after dinner. Full of peaches and mandarin. Drinks well with a chill and works wonders with smoked trout or a cheese course. Fruity, but mostly dry.

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Color

White

Vintage

2019

Country

France

Region

Alsace

Producer

Dom. Maurice Schoech

Grape Variety

Pinot Auxerrois

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Staff Pick Notes

Old-vine Auxerrois! You may not know how to pronounce this grape, and it may have the same parentage as Chardonnay, but this wine does come from vines in excess of 35 years of age. Auxerrois originates from the Lorraine region of France, Alsace's neighbor, and has been used instead of Chardonnay in the locality. Producing a more full-bodied, less acidic wine than the more common Pinot Blanc, this variety deserves wider recognition. Domaine Maurice Schoech's is a delicious example. Aromas of peach, orange, white flowers, and white pepper perfume this drier bottling. Pair with fish dishes, poultry, Hunanese cuisine, and all types of cheeses.

- VG

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...

Auxerrois

Auxerrois is the name of a low-acid white grape widely planted in Alsace, as well as in Germany and Luxembourg. It is also the name used for the black Malbec grape in Cahors, where it is the principal wine grape. The list goes on: Pinot Gris is known as "Auxerrois Gris" in Alsace, and at one time Chardonnay was called "Auxerrois Blanc" in the Moselle region (though this last term fell into disuse after Chardonnay's huge boom in popularity). Alsatian Auxerrois is used in Crémant d'Alsace, and in...