We have already reviewed a couple of wines, both white and red, from Alsace, a famous wine-growing region of eastern France. This wine is organic, or perhaps more accurately, this wine comes from vineyards that are on the path to organic certification. Fans of organic products know that the certificate was long, arduous process that serves to protect consumers. If you have a real hard-liners not to drink wines that are not fully certified as organic. However, other organic wine lovers should take into account non-certified wines from producers who have made a real commitment to organic wines, as is the case of wines reviewed below.
is located in Alsace in eastern France and the German border. Although its wine-producing area is very small, in fact, the second smallest of the eleven o'clock the French wine region, it is pretty well known for its outstanding wines. The vast majority of Alsatian wine is white. Sylvaner grapes not normally be considered high, but maybe in the right hand of winemaker ...
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Wine Reviewed
Louis Sippe Sylvaner 2007 12.5% alcohol about $ 14.50
Let's start by quoting the marketing materials.
Description: Louis Sippe Tyflo member, Association of Alsatian wine makers who are keen to lessen the impact of their activities on the environment, and market healthy products. Currently, the vineyards are in the process of conversion to full organic certification.
Tasting Note: Louis Sippe shows what can be done with Sylvaner when attention with each and every step of production. This one has bright aromas of lime, spring flowers and minerals. Dry and crisp, it is very tasty finish. Enjoy with shrimp, grilled or poached salmon. (volumes of records, July 2008) And now for my review.
first sips are too acidic. My mouth came close tight. home food pairings include grilled chicken breast with potatoes roasted in chicken fat and spicy salsa. chicken definitely improved wines. I tried some lime, but Sylvaner and continue to be overly acidic. Perhaps surprisingly, even the potatoes' fat is to cut the acidity of wine. Salsa has succeeded in taming its excessive acidity, but wine is only showing a trace of lime in the lime salsa track.
others involved pairing packaged eggplant parmigiana (as close to organic as well as any of the food tasted here) covered with parmesan cheese. This time Sylvaner was pleasant but not overly acidic. Its lime notes are refreshing. I did not feel that wine is food in the fight tomatoes. I was satisfied with its touch of sweetness. I finished the meal with high-quality ice cream bar coated with chocolate. Wine lost its sweetness, but has managed to retain some of the lime.
final meal centered around grilled Merguez, oily, spicy lamb sausage. The wine was pretty Appley, very refreshing, and slightly acidic. On the downside was not very long. appendix was sliced eggplant marinated in olive oil, seasoned with red pepper, ground ginger, and onion powder. On the positive side of wine seemed to be on their own oiliness. On the negative side of the eggplant overspiced in relation to wines, but some apple-lime flavor managed to break through.
In the presence of marbled cheddar cheese, the wine is slightly acidic with some lime. When confronted with Havarti wine is rounded and slightly sweet but the fruit is gone.
final decision. Good, but not good enough. I will be a tasting of organic and biodynamic wines, and some expect that many will be better than this Sylvaner.