The Allimant-Laugner Pinot Gris AOC Alsace or Pinot Grigio as the Italians call it is a 100% Pinot Gris. The wine has been aged for around 8 months in temperature-regulated stainless steel on its lees (sur lie). This makes this Pinot Gris, like all wines from Allimant Laugner, a lot more complex with a nice storage potential. The generosity of the 2018 vintage is reflected in this cuvée (sunny year, sunny region). The fruity nose is intense with notes of dried apricot. The taste, rich and pleasant with a slight sweetness, offers a nice texture and ends with smoky notes. Drink nice and cool and is aphrodisiac as an aperitif, perfect with spicy food because of the sweet fruit and even excellent with a fruit dessert

FACT: Pinot Gris is also known as pinot grigio, malvoisie, grauburgunder, ruländer and szürkebarát. This purple-white grape descends from the well-known grape for red wine the Pinot Noir and this also explains that the Pinot Gris has a darker color in the glass than those of the Pinot Blanc. This is due to the light pink grapes. They provide more color and a slightly different taste (especially fruitier) than the Pinot blanc and the Allimant Laugner Pinot Gris is a textbook example of this.

ABOUT DOMAINE ALLIMANT-LAUGNER

The origins of Domaine Allimant-Laugner begin with 2 families who have cultivated the vineyards since the 17th century, the Laugners in the village of Dieffenthal and the Allimants in Saint-Hippolyte. In 1816 and after participating in all of Napoleon's campaigns, Captain François-Antoine Allimant buys more vines on the Haut-Koenigsbourg hills and a beautiful 1664 farm in the village of Orschwiller, the current property of the domain. Like most families, the Allimants still subsisted on growing more crops but chose to focus more on wine with Charles Allimant, who began bottling his wine in 1949 and developed their distribution with his daughter Mariette and her husband René Laugner. . Their eldest son Hubert took over in 1984, gave the domain real fame together with his wife Françoise, and since 2013 with their son Nicolas. The family manages Domaine Allimant-Laugner as a beautiful heritage of more than 10 generations.

The privilege of having a product of this unique authentic terroir also gives a responsibility and so Domaine Allimant-Laugner works naturally with the greatest respect for the environment. All tasks are taken care of (slab pruning, picking, maintenance) and also because the close contact with the vines makes it easier to understand what the needs are. To properly control the vigor of the vines and preserve the ecosystem, work is mainly done with alternating plowed and grassy rows. Also in the cellar, modernity and tradition must be well balanced in order to produce accurate and fine wines, but with a minimal human and ecological imprint. They work with a brand new pneumatic press and stainless steel tanks with temperature control and fermentation takes place only with natural yeasts. The foundation is laid in the unique vineyards which have been managed by the family for 10 generations. With respect and modernity, Domaine Allimant-Laugner makes great wines.

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