Domaine Ostertag - Muscat Fronholz 2018 (sec)

Name: Domaine Ostertag - Muscat Fronholz 2018 (dry)
Brand: Domaine Ostertag
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)

Alsace|White wine|Organic

Alsace

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4.2/5 (5 customers)

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Planted on the western flank of the Fronholz on the very day man first walked on the moon (1969), Muscat here reveals a refined nose of orange blossom and citrus fruit. The mouth, long and saline, illustrates the airy, salivating grace of this cuvée. A true pleasure wine, greedy and dry!

Features

Estate

Domaine Ostertag

Cuvée

Muscat Fronholz

Vintage

2018

Designation

Alsace

Region

Alsace

Grape varieties

100% Muscat

Terroirs

Marly-siliceous soils with deep limestone

Viticulture

Certified organic and biodynamic

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Whole-cluster pressing for about 10 hours, fermentation in stainless steel tanks with indigenous yeasts.

Breeding

In stainless steel tanks

Alcohol content

13.5%

Residual sugars

9 g/l

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Nose

Refined with orange blossom and bergamot

Mouth

Almost dry, long and saline, structured and graceful wine

Serve

AT 10°C

Drink before

2025

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy as an aperitif or with vegetarian dishes, sushi, fish carpaccio, asparagus...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

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.

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

4.2/5

out of 5 reviews

Note and review by M. CHRISTIAN G. Published on 29/04/2020

Devilishly aromatic, pure, straightforward, with a bitterness on opening that disappears in a few hours to give a wine that can be drunk in small sips. Top class!