Sylvaner
4 wines
About Sylvaner
Sylvaner was long underrated as a simple thirst-quencher, but on the right soils — Alsace, German Franken, Swiss Valais — the grape shows a character all its own. It is a neutral, barely aromatic variety which for exactly that reason transmits the terroir clearly.
Character
Expect no explosive aroma but finesse: green apple, pear, fresh herbs, a hay note and above all a dry, saline, almost herbal finish. The acidity is calm but precise, the body slender.
In natural wine
Sylvaner’s restraint is a gift for the natural winemaker: there is nothing to hide and nothing to add. Spontaneous fermentation, sometimes a little skin contact and low sulphur give clear, mineral wines with a saline tension that is particularly thirst-inducing.
At the table
The ideal companion to the aperitif and to everything from the sea: oysters, shellfish, smoked fish, but also flammkuchen, asparagus or young cheese.
