2019 Domaine Valentin Zusslin "Bollenberg" Sylvaner, Alsace, FranceABOUT THIS WINE The Bollenberg is one of the dry hills surrounding the city of Rouffach and 4 villages including Orschwihr. Extraordinary rich in biodiversity, unique in Europe, it is the home of extremely rare fauna and flora. On a pure geological point of view, the Bollenberg is composed of glacial deposits dating back from the Oligocene (glacial period : 23M years ago) and limestone from torrential origins. Some of the marls you can find on the

structure and texture

“make no mistake: this address in the hamlet of Maison Salle (Sury-en-Vaux) is now one of the five or six most exciting estates in the Sancerre appellation

” and refers to the region’s gravel soil

His objective is to reveal each of the terroirs in the same way as his Burgundian neighbours do

The ability to perform as many as 75 micro-fermentations simultaneously allows M

Syrah (20%) from 50+ year old vines planted in clay and stony limestone

Listán negro barely remains on the European mainland (it was wiped out by the phylloxera epidemic) but thrives on the Canary Islands

never using herbicides

two of the world's best wine regions

from head pruned

From the winery: "Like their namesake

geologic time stands on its head: diverse soils of varying epochs are often entangled