Pinot Blanc Reserve
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Quiche Lorraine, roasted chicken, grilled white fish, or mild soft cheeses.
✨ Technical Specifications
Domaine Dirler-Cadé’s Pinot Blanc Réserve is a beautiful expression of Alsace's traditional viticulture, crafted with a deep respect for the natural rhythms of the earth. In Alsace, wines labeled as Pinot Blanc are historically and traditionally a harmonious blend of Pinot Blanc and its close relative, Pinot Auxerrois. Sourced from biodynamically farmed vineyards in and around the village of Bergholtz, the grapes benefit from the region's diverse soils, which combine clay, limestone, and sandstone. The Dirler-Cadé family employs meticulous hand-harvesting and gentle, long pressings, followed by fermentation with indigenous yeasts and aging on fine lees in traditional large oak foudres. This patient, low-intervention approach coaxes out a wine of remarkable purity, balancing a round, textured palate with a vibrant, limestone-driven mineral core. It stands as a testament to the family's pioneering spirit in biodynamics, capturing the quiet elegance and historical depth of the Alsace foothills.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1871 by Jean Dirler in the southern Alsatian village of Bergholtz, Domaine Dirler-Cadé took its modern form in 2000 following the marriage of fifth-generation vigneron Jean Dirler to Ludivine Cadé. Pioneers of ecological viticulture in the region, the family began converting to biodynamics in 1998 under the guidance of François Bouchet, attaining full Biodyvin and Demeter certification across their 18 hectares of vines. The estate's holdings are distinguished by prime parcels in four Grand Crus—Kessler, Kitterlé, Saering, and Spiegel—alongside celebrated lieux-dits such as Belzbrunnen, Bux, and Bollenberg. Here, steep slopes composed of Buntsandstein pink sandstone, volcanic conglomerates, and marl-limestone are worked by hand and horse-plowed. In the cellar, low-intervention vinification emphasizes gentle pressing, native yeast fermentations, and unhurried aging on fine lees in traditional neutral foudres and stainless steel. The resulting dry Rieslings, aromatic Pinot Gris, structured Gewurztraminers, and precision Crémants deliver intense mineral clarity, textural poise, and profound ageability.
🍇 Grapes
Pinot Blanc, Pinot Auxerrois