La Grange de l’Oncle Charles ‘Mille Lieux’ Blanc 2020

Location: France, Alsace

Winemaker: Jérôme François

Grapes: Various Alsatian Varietals

Soil: Granite, limestone, yellow sandstone, clay

Winemaking: From 30-50 year old vines. Rested 1 year on the lees in barriques. 20mg total SO2.

‘Mille Lieux’: Jérôme used to simple call this wine ‘Alsace Blanc’. He considers this to be a true expression of his vineyards, about 13 grape varietals in total. Like drinking a sea breeze made from green pear skins, this is beyond refreshing. Bring an ice-cold glass of this with you the next time you take a really hot shower; or drink with crudo/delicate fish preparations.

From the Importer Avant-Garde: Jerome Francois first trained to be a carpenter before becoming a sommelier. Jerome started with several rows of inherited vines from his grandfather, he moved into the family barn (grange) belonging to his Uncle a farmer named Charles, and named the winery “LA GRANGE DE L’ONCLE CHARLES."

The domaine started in early 2014 in Ostheim, Alsace. The vineyards, the meadows and orchards are farmed in biodynamie with the outmost respect for ancestral traditions. Today, Jerome farms 5.5ha of vineyards located in the towns of Ammerschwihr, Zellenberg, Kaysersberg and Ribeauville where grapes are planted in complantations and produce on average 25hl/ha. Jerome believes that his wine can purely express itself from the terroir; it is then up to the vigneron to work with minimum intervention to make quality wine.