2008 Chien

Edelzwicker Alsatian blend

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Edelzwicker:
After harvest of 2006 we decided to make a small batch of an Alsace blend for the next harvest. We sought out fruit and found Riesling, Pinot Blanc and a small amount of Gewurtztraminer from select vineyards in Santa Barbara County. The blend is called Edelzwicker which loosely translates to “noble blend”. Our Edelzwicker has the slightest hint of residual sugar, balanced with the perfect acidity

This wine was so much fun for us to make. We started with 1.3 tons of Pinot Blanc from Bien Nacido Vineyard and 2 tons of Riesling from Camp 4 vineyards. Each batch was picked under 24 brix and fermented separately in stainless steel tanks. This wine has never seen oak barrels. Our belief is that ‘in order to express the purest varietal characteristics, and preserve the quality of a white wine, it must be made in stainless steel.’ We bought a few gallons of Gewurtztraminer and added it to the final blend.
Bottled in early February 2008, the Edelzwicker will show best in 3-5 years, it is meant to be a graceful ageing wine, with a long life ahead of it.

Item: Wine-10514

Year:	2008
Producer:	Chien
Designation:	Edelzwicker
Varietal:	Alsatian blend
Region:	Santa Barbara, California

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