Domaine Ostertag - Alsace Les Vieilles Vignes de Sylvaner 2017

Name: Domaine Ostertag - Alsace Les Vieilles Vignes de Sylvaner 2017
Brand: Domaine Ostertag
Rating: 4.3 (18 reviews)

Alsace|White wine|Organic

Alsace

White

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Drink or Keep

4.3/5 (18 customers)

16,5/20

Bettane & Desseauve

88/100

Robert Parker

(2016 vintage notes)

This Sylvaner Vieilles Vignes surprises with its perfect balance between tension, characteristic of the grape variety, and elegance and finesse. Notes of exotic fruit, apples and white flowers transport us to the orchards of Alsace. A truly gourmet Sylvaner.

Features

Estate

Domaine Ostertag

Cuvée

Les Vieilles Vignes de Sylvaner

Vintage

2017

Designation

Alsace

Region

Alsace

Grape varieties

100% Sylvaner

Terroirs

Clay-gravel soils with some limestone, marl and granite

Viticulture

Certified organic and biodynamic

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

In whole bunches

Breeding

On lees in tank

Alcohol content

12.5%

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Yellow with green highlights

Nose

Concentrated white and yellow fruits

Mouth

Full-bodied, balanced by a tangy finish with citrus flavors.

Serve

AT 12°C

Drink from

2019

Drink before

2023

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy as an aperitif, with a seafood platter or fish...

Domaine Ostertag

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Rated 16.5/20 (Vintage 2016) (Reference wine)

Domaine rated (2020 guide) 4*Stars (Very high quality producers, the glories of French winegrowing)

About the domain :

André Ostertag is one of the region's most engaging winemakers. A convinced biodynamist who is constantly questioning his viticultural practices, he cultivates his beautiful plots in Fronholz and Grand Cru Muenchberg with extreme care. The range delights from start to finish, the domaine being one of the very best specialists in pinot gris, which it succeeds like few others in Alsace, notably the splendid cuvée de muenchberg A360P, whose curious name comes from the parcel in the land register... André's son Arthur returned to the domaine in 2016, and vinified the 2017s with his father before taking sole charge in 2018, as André had to take a step back. The new les-jardins range now replaces the previous barriques and cuvée-d'epfig ranges, and covers all grape varieties.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Rated 88/100 (Vintage 2016) (Good wine)

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Domaine rated (guide 2022) 3*Stars (They represent the excellence of the French vineyard. The best terroirs cultivated by the greatest winemakers. Tasting their wines is always a magical experience)

About the domain :

2018 marked a turning point for the domaine, with André Ostertag's son Arthur taking charge. With a sensitivity for whites as acute as his father's, he brought his own touch to the table in 2016 and is now driving a new momentum, with a renewed team gradually coming into place. The family farms fine plots in the Zellberg and Fronholz terroirs, in the Muenchberg grand cru, not forgetting Clos Mathis, on the Hagel in Ribeauvillé. Every Alsace connoisseur should know this estate, whose wines are a pleasure to drink. The ageing potential of all the cuvées is undeniable, but the fruit is immediately accessible in the Jardins range, for example. The result of twenty years of biodynamic vineyard management, complemented by precise, pure vinification.

Wine Enthusiast

Domaine noté (guide 2022) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)

James Suckling

Graded areas (2019 guide) Recommended

Customer reviews

Customer rating

4.3/5

out of 18 reviews

Note and review by M. ANDRE C. Published on 20/03/2022

A magnificent Sylvaner. No small wines , from a genius winemaker. PS: March 15, 2022 , I was able to taste the 2019 , less appreciated .