Sylvaner

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Funky · Easygoing

Achillee's natural Edelzwicker, the traditional Alsace blend of noble and lesser grapes. Biodynamic, vibrant, low-intervention.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Albert Seltz's Zotzenberg Sylvaner, the only Sylvaner permitted on a Grand Cru in Alsace. Seltz led the campaign for Sylvaner's recognition on Zotzenberg.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Fruity

Hugel's revival of the historic 'gentil' blend, with each variety vinified separately before being blended. Approachable apple, peach and a Gewurztraminer-led floral lift.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Easygoing

Andre Ostertag's Sylvaner from old vines around Epfig. Andre led the Alsace revival of Sylvaner as a serious grape rather than a sub-varietal afterthought.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Funky · Elegant

Jean-Pierre Rietsch's natural Zotzenberg Sylvaner. One of the few biodynamic natural bottlings of the only Alsace Grand Cru open to Sylvaner.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Greenish-yellow Sylvaner from the Bressanone valley basin at 650-750 m on moraine soils with mica schist and quartzite: ripe apple, pear and cantaloupe on the nose, powerful and mineral-rich on the palate with a juicy finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Eisacktaler Sylvaner from 550-700 m around Kloster Saeben: elegant peach and green-apple aromatics with quartz-phyllite minerality; fresh and structured with a long mineral finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Kofererhof Sylvaner from high-altitude organically managed vineyards around 800 m near Novacella: intense, mineral-rich, juicy and complex per the consortium description, structured palate from harsh-altitude conditions.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant

Kuenhof's Sylvaner from three vineyard locations at 550-750 m in the Valle Isarco: complex and salty with fruity spice, particularly strong taste and a long finish from the mica-slate base.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Strasserhof Sylvaner with the producer's descriptors of banana and green apple aromatics: fruity and elegant with balanced acidity and mineral finish from the Valle Isarco mountain slopes.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury

Old-vine Sylvaner from vines over 40 years old in the upper Valle Isarco: a smoky note paired with scents of exotic fruits and pronounced minerality from eight months of oak vinification.