Muscat Tradition
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Typically best enjoyed within 1–5 years of the vintage release to fully appreciate its vibrant, youthful aromatics.
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White asparagus with hollandaise sauce, fresh goat cheese, mild Asian stir-fry
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Domaine Dirler-Cadé's Muscat Tradition is a dry, aromatic masterpiece that captures the vibrant essence of Alsace's winemaking heritage. Unlike the sweet, fortified Muscats of southern France, Alsace Muscat is vinified dry, offering an extraordinary sensory experience that mimics biting into a fresh, ripe grape. The Dirler and Cadé families, pioneers of biodynamic viticulture in the region, cultivate their Muscat vines in the sandstone and limestone-rich soils around Bergholtz. This terroir imparts a subtle, stony minerality that balances the grape's exuberant floral and fruit-forward character. Historically, Muscat has been cherished in Alsace since the 16th century, celebrated for its purity and its ability to herald the arrival of spring. Dirler-Cadé respects this legacy through gentle whole-cluster pressing, natural yeast fermentation, and aging in traditional foudres, resulting in a wine of exceptional clarity, vivacity, and dry elegance.
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Established in 1871 by Jean Dirler in the village of Bergholtz, Domaine Dirler-Cadé is a pioneering force in Alsace's biodynamic wine movement. Now run by the fifth generation, Jean-Christophe Dirler and his wife Ludivine Cadé, the estate expanded in 1998 through the union of their family vineyards. The domaine is deeply committed to ecological balance, achieving full biodynamic certification and utilizing traditional horse-drawn plowing to preserve the soils of their prestigious Grand Cru plots, including Kessler, Spiegel, Saering, and Kitterlé. They are highly acclaimed for their precise, terroir-driven white wines, particularly mineral-rich Rieslings, expressive Pinot Gris, and elegant Gewurztraminers.Lineage and respect for the land define their craft, producing wines of exceptional purity and longevity.Address: 13 Rue d'Orschwihr, 68500 Bergholtz, Alsace, France. Website: https://www.dirler-cade.com