RIESLING SINGULARITY II: Riesling in the robes of the Holy Roman Emperor

Question 1

Schoffit, Grand Cru Rangen “Clos Saint-Théobald,” 2018, Alsace – total acidity 5.5 grams / residual sugar 3.5 grams ($23, $26, $13.25)

Answer 1

• we are now in the vinous Promised Land of France, the majestic hillside above the River Thur, near the town of Thann
• the slope is at 60 degrees… VERY STEEP
• the vineyard measures 18.5 hectares in size – Bernard Schoffit owns 6.5 hectares and Olivier Humbrecht essentially owns the rest
• the vineyard is adjacent to the Vosges fault and it lies on volcanic-clastic rocks… it is very stony soil and it retains heat
• the vineyard faces due south