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Domaine Maurice Schoech, “Harmonie R”

Alsace, France 2017 (750mL)
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Domaine Maurice Schoech, “Harmonie R”

We could dedicate multiple pages to detailing the numerous
characteristics that make Rangen de Thann one of France’s most bewildering
Grand Crus, but here are the key points: Rangen de Thann Grand Cru has been
continually producing wine since the 1200s, and at 1,400+ feet, it is  the
highest-elevation Grand Cru in Alsace, a good 40% higher than other top sites
in the region. With a 95% incline, it is also the steepest Grand Cru in the
region, making it not only impossible to farm mechanically but extremely
difficult to farm at all! Clearly, this is a singular site that produces
singularly majestic wines. The
Schoech’s narrow slice of rows sits at the very top of Rangen and is composed
primarily of Pinot Gris and Riesling, with a small amount of Gewürztraminer.
All fruit is harvested and pressed together and this sacred trinity of Alsace
white varieties makes for a true “terroir wine.” It’s all here: the opulence of
Grand Cru Pinot Gris; the intensity and aromatic complexity of Riesling; the
exotically alluring spice of Gewürztraminer. These are two extraordinarily
discrete wines that perfectly epitomize the intensity of Rangen and the
influences of a vintage. Whereas the ‘15 is spellbindingly lush and opulently
layered, the ‘17 is all about energy, precision, and high-toned finesse—but
there’s simply no denying that both have a fierce mineral backbone endemic to
Rangen de Thann.


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France

Bourgogne

Beaujolais

Enjoying the greatest wines of Beaujolais starts, as it usually does, with the lay of the land. In Beaujolais, 10 localities have been given their own AOC (Appellation of Controlled Origin) designation. They are: Saint Amour; Juliénas; Chénas; Moulin-à Vent; Fleurie; Chiroubles; Morgon; Régnié; Côte de Brouilly; and Brouilly.

Southwestern France

Bordeaux

Bordeaux surrounds two rivers, the Dordogne and Garonne, which intersect north of the city of Bordeaux to form the Gironde Estuary, which empties into the Atlantic Ocean. The region is at the 45th parallel (California’s Napa Valley is at the38th), with a mild, Atlantic-influenced climate enabling the maturation of late-ripening varieties.

Central France

Loire Valley

The Loire is France’s longest river (634 miles), originating in the southerly Cévennes Mountains, flowing north towards Paris, then curving westward and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean near Nantes. The Loire and its tributaries cover a huge swath of central France, with most of the wine appellations on an east-west stretch at47 degrees north (the same latitude as Burgundy).

Northeastern France

Alsace

Alsace, in Northeastern France, is one of the most geologically diverse wine regions in the world, with vineyards running from the foothills of theVosges Mountains down to the Rhine River Valley below.

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