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Very high mineral content in the soil, predominantly granitic sands, worked entirely by horse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Clos has been in the family for at least 7 generations, and has been biodynamic since the 1980s. Antoine replanted it to Gewurtztraminer in 2008, and it is just beginning to give grapes of beautiful intensity, perfect for making a macerated wine. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDomaine Marc Kreydenweiss \u003ci\u003e(Alsace, FRA)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eDomaine Marc Kreydenweiss produces biodynamic wines in Alsace and in the Rhone Valley. The winery has been certified since 1989. Today, Kreydenweiss farms a little less than 30 acres of vineyards in Alsace, which includes portions of 3 Grand Cru vineyards: Kastelberg, Moenchberg, and Weibelsberg. 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The palate is broad and textural at first—echoing the depth of the marls—before tightening into fresh, mineral, elegant lines from the sandstone. Fine, discreet tannins carry a long, resonant finish. As complex and compelling as orange\/amber Pinot Gris gets; Grand Cru Alsace calibre at its best.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDomaine Marc Kreydenweiss \u003ci\u003e(Alsace, FRA)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eDomaine Marc Kreydenweiss produces biodynamic wines in Alsace and in the Rhone Valley. The winery has been certified since 1989. Today, Kreydenweiss farms a little less than 30 acres of vineyards in Alsace, which includes portions of 3 Grand Cru vineyards: Kastelberg, Moenchberg, and Weibelsberg. 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Single vineyard mid-slope adjacent to Clos de la Coulee de Serrant, facing east. The soils, composed primarily of schist, are slightly deeper, ranging from approximately 30 to 80 cm.  This wine offers a striking balance of richness and freshness, with notes of ripe stone fruits against a backbone of signature Savennières minerality and pithiness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eThe wines are made according to biodynamic practices (since 1980) by the world’s foremost thinker, philosopher and practitioner of biodynamic wine farming, Nicolas Joly. The reputation of the estate, the man and the wines is unquestionable and needs little introduction. These are perhaps the world’s most important wines philosophically when it comes to understanding biodynamic practices, and they are surely the most singular Chenin Blancs on the planet. 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Perched on the steep, sun-soaked schist-filled slopes,  every square centimetre is farmed by hand and horse—machines simply can't handle the terrain. Beneath the surface, shallow soils of schist fuel the wine's intensity, all guided by the rhythms of biodynamics since 1984. Vines are aged between 40 and 80 years. The aspect is to the south.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2023 marks a return to a dry wine, displaying a brilliant sun-flecked hue, with a complex nose of ripe nashi pears, apricots, honey, almond, and driving minerality from schist soils. 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They currently have Pinot Noir, Gamay, and Sauvignon Blanc vines but the two wines we have for our first offering are both made from 100% Pinot Noir. The work organically in their vines, which are in clay and limestone soils, and are part-way through the process of conversion to achieve organic certification.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the cellar they ferment their wines naturally and neither of these wines have any additions. They also do no filtration or fining. 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