Anders Frederik Steen & Anne Bruun Blauert - Alsace Oxidative Two-Pack
Anders Frederik Steen & Anne Bruun Blauert - Alsace Oxidative Two-Pack
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Anders Frederik Steen & Anne Bruun Blauert
Valvignères, Ardèche, France
No on wears me like you 2021 *500ml*
A blend that came out of necessity, when in 2021 their grapes in Alsace suffered a significant attack of mildew, and the decision was made to do an assemblage of all the remaining fruit. All harvested and pressed together the blend includes Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Muscat, Sylvaner, Gewurztraminer, and Chasselas. Direct pressed and left to ferment outdoors in fiber tanks, with 3 years of aging under flor in old barrels. In total 3 and a half years. Remarkably nimble and fragrant for this amount of oxidation. This being the first time they’ve combined all these varieties, the wine is tense, chalky and fresh scented, with white florals, and alpine herbs.
Si j'étais un oiseau 2019 *500ml*
A textural and concentrated blend of Pinot Gris and Gewurztraminer. Fruit from the Bannwarth’s in Alsace. The grapes are all pressed together overnight and left to oxidize for a couple of days in open casks while fermentation begins. Followed by an outdoor fermentation that took over 6 months to complete. After this, transferred to old barrels in the cellar and left for 5 years sous voile. With the longest of their oxidative wines, they often leave a period afterwards for the wines to compose in bottle, so this release saw over 6 and a half years of élevage. These top end releases are always very dense with ample texture and fruit that has moved well into a caramelized state. Bitter and herbal flavours matched with the bright core of golden fruit, and oxidative acidity.
