Vairon, Dirler-Cadé - 2021

Name: Vairon, Dirler-Cadé
Brand: Dirler-Cadé
SKU: 48643
Price: 29.96 USD
Availability: InStock

750 mL

Item # 48643

This skin contact white from Alsace is a blend of 60% Muscat and 40% Gewürztraminer - all Grand Cru fruit. The wine spends 15 days macerating on the skins, and it is orange in color, medium in body with a solid tannic structure. Dirler-Cadé is in its 5th generation, this family run domain is located in Guebwiller. Pair this wine with Thai green curry.

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Color

White

Vintage

2021

Country

France

Region

Alsace

Producer

Dirler-Cadé

Grape Variety

Muscat

Gewürztraminer

Production Methods

Biodynamic

Wine made from grapes grown organically using natural composting techniques and special preparations of herbal sprays while following the astronomical calendar.

Orange Wine (Skin Contact)

Orange wine is made by using white wine grapes, which are pressed and left in contact with the skins, seeds, and stems for an extended period of time, similar to how red wine is made.

This prolonged maceration extracts color, tannins, and phenols, giving the wine a darker, sometimes orange color. It also produces a wine with more structure and intense flavor.

Maceration times can vary between a few hours to many months, with longer contact giving more color and extraction.

More About This Wine

Alsace

Located on the eastern border of France, on the west bank of the Upper Rhine, adjacent to Germany and Switzerland, Alsace represents the intersection of two wholly different wine cultures that have given birth to a third. Once part of the Holy Roman Empire, Alsace was gradually put under French sovereignty during the 17th Century and eventually made one of the provinces of France. Yet, as evidenced by the persistece of a dialect of Upper German in the region even today, Alsace's ties to Germany...

Gewürztraminer

You won't likely forget your first "Gewürz," as they're some of the most distinctive and recognizable wines in the world. They are usually heavily perfumed with rich lychee and rose aromas. The variety is cultivated all over the world, but the best examples tend to come from Alsace: these are full-bodied wines with a golden color. The pink-skinned Gewürztraminer does best in cooler climates, which allow the grapes to develop good balancing acidity. This is a necessary attribute of any...

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