Pinot Noir, Martin Zahn 2018 from Cave de Ribeauvillé.
Award: Anne Kriebiehl MW: 89pts
The vineyards are located on nice slopes on the famous fault of Ribeauvillé that offers a great variety of terroirs. Most importantly, Grapes are fully hand harvested.
Grape Variety: 100% Pinot Noir.
Tasting Notes: First, you can enjoy a beautiful garnet colour dress at first sight. Then, this Pinot Noir has red fruits aromas such as cherries in mouth. Tannins are round and silky. Overall, the palate is supple and elegant with a nice freshness.
Food Pairing: pies, cooked poultries and strong cheeses.
Above all, the farm environmental certification is a voluntary approach. Therefore, it aims to identify and promote environmentally-friendly practices applied by farmers.
First, Cave de Ribeauvillé covers a single vineyard of 235 hectares with 8 Grands Crus and numerous terroirs of great value.
Then a quality charter manages the entire estate. It guarantees manual harvesting, strict control of yields, work in the vineyard using reasoned control or organic farming.
All the grapes are brought to the press in whole bunches. The juice then flows by simple gravity into the vats. Thanks to state-of-the-art equipment, the wines of the Cave de Ribeauvillé respect the purity of the grape variety and the identity of each terroir. The wines are frank, straight, fresh, fruity and express all the richness of the great Alsatian terroirs.