-
Additional Requirements for Alsace Grand Cru Wines
- Intent to produce Grand Cru wine must be declared before March 1 of the harvest year
- Must be vintage-dated
- Chaptalization and Acidification are not allowed from 2011 vintage forward
-
Élevage of Alsace Grand Cru Wines
Wines may not be released until June 1 of the year following the harvest (an additional year is required for VT and SGN wines)
-
Training System for Alsace Grand Cru
Single or Double Guyot
-
Minimum Planting Density for Alsace Grand Cru
- Alsace Grand Cru: 4,500 vines per hectare (2 meters or less between rows)
- Altenberg de Bergheim: 5,500 vines per hectare
-
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base) for Alsace Grand Cru
55 hl/ha
-
Encépagement of Cremant D'Alsace
- Blanc: Riesling, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Auxerrois, and/or Chardonnay
- Rosé: 100% Pinot Noir
-
Minimum Potential Alcohol of Cremant D'Alsace
9%
-
Minimum Must Weight of Cremant D'Alsace
144 g/l
-
Additional Requirements for Cremant D'Alsace
- Traditional Method Secondary Fermentation
- The wines may not be sold before January 1 of the year following the harvest, and must spend a min. 9 months on the lees prior to dégorgement
-
Harvest Method of Cremant D'Alsace
Manual harvesting is mandatory.
-
Min Planting Density for Cremant D'Alsace
4,000 vines per hectare
-
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base) of Cremant D'Alsace
80 hl/ha
-
Maximum Press Yield for Cremant D'Alsace
100 liters/150 kg
|
|