Vignoble du Reveur au fil de L’ill Bio

Vignoble du Reveur au fil de L’ill Bio from Alsace, France. Blend of Auxerrois, Muscat Riesling, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris and Sylvaner. This blend combines roundness and freshness with notes of ripe fruit, white flowers and a salty touch reminiscent of the minerality of the Alsatian terroirs.

Auxerrois Blanc, a grape of reasonable to good quality. Is related to Pinot Blanc and is called .a. planted in Alsace, Luxembourg. The wines from Auxerrois Blanc contain more acidity and are less full than those from Pinot Blanc.

Muscat, a grape grown in almost all wine-producing countries. It is mainly made into sweet white wines. With the exception of the Muskat d’Alsace, a dry muscat wine from Alsace.
The Muscat grape is the most variable: various local varieties are found all over the world. The standard color can be white/yellow, but also pink, red or even brown.

Pinot blanc is often associated with the Alsace or Alsace, but this grape originally comes from Burgundy. It is therefore also permitted, but not often practiced, to grow this grape in Grand Cru Vineyards. Outside France, Pinot Blanc is widely grown in Northeast Italy, under the name Pinot Bianco. In Austria and Germany the grape is known as ‘Weissburgunder’, or white Burgundian. Outside Europe, the Pinot Blanc grape is grown new world countries United States, Canada, Argentina and Uruguay. In every area where Pinot Blanc is grown, the grape has a different taste and appearance. Yet this grape is always perfect for use in a blend for sparkling wine. For example, the grape is allowed in champagne blends. Pinot Blanc is also often mixed with Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier.

Silvaner comes from Transylvania (Romania). The grape is planted in Germany, Switzerland (as Johannisberg), Austria and Alsace (as Sylvaner). Silvaner wines are quite neutral and have a nice fresh, spicy smell and taste (slightly high acid content). They are best drunk young.