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Vintage 2009 in Alsace
Commented by Florian BECK-HARTWEGAlsace wine

It is always difficult to make some conclusions about a vintage a few days after the grape picking. But I’ll give you my impressions about the grape picking and the potential of the wines. We will see if the time will confirm those impressions!

The most important fact this year is the quantity of rain: enough in summer, and absolutely no rain during the grape picking. Perfect to let the grapes ripen without rotting. Thanks to that, we had the time to let each vineyard ripen before we picked it, and to pick each one just in the right moment. That permits us to have ripe and balanced wines. They are already very tasty during the slow fermentation, I hope they’ll keep those nice aromas and this nice balance.

The quantity was very low in Pinot Blanc, Auxerrois, Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir, and quite comfortable in Riesling, Sylvaner and Gewurztraminer. I think we will have a good homogeneity between the grape varieties and between the vine growers. We won’t find any bad 2009 Alsace wines, let’s see in a couple months if they are good or great!

Florian BECK-HARTWEG, winegrower in Alsace
Dambach-la-Ville, 7 October 2009