Domaine Maurice Schoech Alsace Pinot Auxerrois 'Vieille Vigne' 2023 Woman Owned The 1997 Fargues is lighter

The 1997 Fargues is lighter and more delicate in spirit than the 1998

this bottling offers a dazzling array of spices atop dense but elegant fruit

with an eight day maceration on the skins

The one wine in Paolo’s cellar that doesn’t spend time in amphorae

and a second around ten days later for texture

Domaine Maurice Schoech Alsace Pinot Auxerrois 'Vieille Vigne' 2023 Woman Owned The 1997 Fargues is lighterThis wine accounts for over 10% of the domaines production in most vintages and is the first parcel harvested each fall. The vines are all in excess of 35 years of age. The cpage is not actually a Pinot; its origins have been traced to the Mosel; it can also be referred to simply as Auxerrois. The skin has a slightly bitter note, thus pressing is very light to minimize this element. A dry wine, it often carries at most 8 9 grams of residual sugar.