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MOP1122WW
Terroir de Roche Les Pinots
2022
Alsace
Organic Farming
Biodynamic Farming
Wild yeasts
Low Sulphur

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Alsace, France's most easterly and one of it's most northernly wine regions, shares a rich history and lots in common with its German neighbours. Also known for their iconic fluted bottles and exceptional quality, bone dry, aromatic whites, the four Alsace noble varieties dominate; Riesling, Gewürztraminer, Pinot Blanc and Pinot Gris (with Pinot Noir and Crémant on the up). The region is a concentrated 15,500ha narrow strip of vineyards at an altitude of 150–450 m and benefits from a semi-continental climate, being mostly sunny, hot and dry. With the Vosges mountains to the west and the Rhine river to the east the region gets all the sun and rain it needs for the slow ripening of its grapes.

Maison Moritz-Prado has to be one of the newest and most exciting Alsace wineries to launch in the recent years. Winemaker Ghislain Moritz studied and cut his teeth for five years in Mercurey before moving to Portugal and then the Carpathian mountains in Romania to work for the then relatively unknown Avincis winery. It was in 2009 that he met Angela, a Columbian studying in Paris, and together they returned to Romania to successfully grow the Avincis offering. With the knowledge and a passion to start their own project they bought 5 ha of vines in Albé (the only mountainous vineyards of Alsace) and in 2018 returned to France with a young family. They work the 450m high vineyards by hand, where they grows Sylvaner, Riesling, Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir organically. And only one vintage in, with the unique Schist soil, altitude and a creative use of skin contact, burgundy barrels and amphorae, they are already creating exceptionally fresh, powerful and elegant wines. Watch this space. Very closely.

Tasting note: Golden colour. Green apple; lime and white flower on the nose. The palate is bright and mineral; with youthful acidity and fresh green apple and lime rind. Dry and tense with a touch of skin-contact; with a delicate floral character.
Winemaking Detail: Hand harvested Pinot Gris, Blanc and Noir from an organically farmed vineyard 400m above sea level, with the mountain air keeping the freshness in a much better, warmer vintage than before. Twice picked by hand and sorted. Pinot Noir and Blanc are pressed in whole bunches, whilst the Pinot gris spends 5 days on skins. Fermentation using wild yeasts in stainless steel tanks. Unfiltered. No added sulphites.
Features Red Apple Lime White Flowers Mineral Grippy

Features Grippy, Lime, Mineral, Red Apple, Skin contact, White Flowers,
Tasting note Golden colour. Green apple, lime and white flower on the nose. The palate is bright and mineral, with youthful acidity and fresh green apple and lime rind. Dry and tense with a touch of skin-contact, with a delicate floral character.
Drink with
Crab Salad, Mussels, Thai food,

Wine details

Country France
Region Alsace
Producer Moritz-Prado
Wine Name Terroir de Roche Les Pinots
Colour White
Style Bright & Mineral
Vintage 2022
Main Grape Pinot Gris
Other Grapes 33% Pinot Noir; 33% Pinot Blanc
Size 6 x 75cl
Closure Cork
A.B.V. 12.5%
Production 4500
Aging Stainless Steel on lees
Soil Slate - Schist
Time to drink Now - 2026
Winemaking Detail Hand harvested Pinot Gris, Blanc and Noir from an organically farmed vineyard 400m above sea level, with the mountain air keeping the freshness in a much better, warmer vintage than before. Twice picked by hand and sorted. Pinot Noir and Blanc are pressed in whole bunches, whilst the Pinot gris spends 5 days on skins. Fermentation using wild yeasts in stainless steel tanks. Unfiltered. No added sulphites.

MOP1122WW
Moritz-Prado
Terroir de Roche Les Pinots
2022
Alsace
Organic Farming
Biodynamic Farming
Wild yeasts
Low Sulphur

Alsace, France's most easterly and one of it's most northernly wine regions, shares a rich history and lots in common with its German neighbours. Also known for their iconic fluted bottles and exceptional quality, bone dry, aromatic whites, the four Alsace noble varieties dominate; Riesling, Gewürztraminer, Pinot Blanc and Pinot Gris (with Pinot Noir and Crémant on the up). The region is a concentrated 15,500ha narrow strip of vineyards at an altitude of 150–450 m and benefits from a semi-continental climate, being mostly sunny, hot and dry. With the Vosges mountains to the west and the Rhine river to the east the region gets all the sun and rain it needs for the slow ripening of its grapes.

Maison Moritz-Prado has to be one of the newest and most exciting Alsace wineries to launch in the recent years. Winemaker Ghislain Moritz studied and cut his teeth for five years in Mercurey before moving to Portugal and then the Carpathian mountains in Romania to work for the then relatively unknown Avincis winery. It was in 2009 that he met Angela, a Columbian studying in Paris, and together they returned to Romania to successfully grow the Avincis offering. With the knowledge and a passion to start their own project they bought 5 ha of vines in Albé (the only mountainous vineyards of Alsace) and in 2018 returned to France with a young family. They work the 450m high vineyards by hand, where they grows Sylvaner, Riesling, Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir organically. And only one vintage in, with the unique Schist soil, altitude and a creative use of skin contact, burgundy barrels and amphorae, they are already creating exceptionally fresh, powerful and elegant wines. Watch this space. Very closely.

Tasting note: Golden colour. Green apple; lime and white flower on the nose. The palate is bright and mineral; with youthful acidity and fresh green apple and lime rind. Dry and tense with a touch of skin-contact; with a delicate floral character.
Winemaking Detail: Hand harvested Pinot Gris, Blanc and Noir from an organically farmed vineyard 400m above sea level, with the mountain air keeping the freshness in a much better, warmer vintage than before. Twice picked by hand and sorted. Pinot Noir and Blanc are pressed in whole bunches, whilst the Pinot gris spends 5 days on skins. Fermentation using wild yeasts in stainless steel tanks. Unfiltered. No added sulphites.
Features Red Apple Lime White Flowers Mineral Grippy

Features Grippy, Lime, Mineral, Red Apple, Skin contact, White Flowers,
Tasting note Golden colour. Green apple, lime and white flower on the nose. The palate is bright and mineral, with youthful acidity and fresh green apple and lime rind. Dry and tense with a touch of skin-contact, with a delicate floral character.
Drink with
Crab Salad, Mussels, Thai food,

Wine details

Country France
Region Alsace
Producer Moritz-Prado
Wine Name Terroir de Roche Les Pinots
Style Bright & Mineral
Vintage 2022
Main Grape Pinot Gris
Other Grapes 33% Pinot Noir; 33% Pinot Blanc
Size 6 x 75cl
Closure Cork
A.B.V. 12.5%
Production 4500
Aging Stainless Steel on lees
Soil Slate - Schist
Time to drink Now - 2026
Winemaking Detail Hand harvested Pinot Gris, Blanc and Noir from an organically farmed vineyard 400m above sea level, with the mountain air keeping the freshness in a much better, warmer vintage than before. Twice picked by hand and sorted. Pinot Noir and Blanc are pressed in whole bunches, whilst the Pinot gris spends 5 days on skins. Fermentation using wild yeasts in stainless steel tanks. Unfiltered. No added sulphites.