Joseph-Cattin-Pinot-Blanc---Alsace
Joseph Cattin Pinot Blanc - Alsace
Food Paring
Green salads
Tasting Tips
Golden in colour, the nose is fruity, delicate and round. On the palate, the wine is light, soft, delicate and subtle, portraying typical pinot blanc characteristics.Gold Medal (2009 vintage) - General Agricole Contest of Paris 2010
Winery
The Cattin family came from Switzerland and settled in the Alsace village of Voegtlinshoffen (about 10km to the south of Colmar) around 1720, and began growing grapes and other crops on their arrival. In the 1850s, Antoine Cattin decided to devote all his energy to winemaking. Antoine had two sons, Joseph and Théodore. Joseph became one of the pioneering Alsace winegrowers, and his vines were given the much desired award of Model Vineyard, while his brother, Théodore, turned towards food, working in La Cigogne restaurant in Paris, a centre of Alsace gastronomy. It became an excellent showcase for the Alsace wine made by Joseph, in France and overseas, and the Joseph Cattin brand was born. In 1978, Joseph’s grandsons, Jacques and Jean-Marie, picked up the family baton and a new dynamic developed in the favourable economic situation of the 1980s and 1990s. In 25 years, the two brothers overhauled their winemaking plant entirely – two new winemaking and storage facilities, modern winery and packing equipment and vineyards that now extend to just over 50 hectares. The two brothers also developed a business involving the purchase of grapes from winegrowers who cultivate nearly 200ha. The Joseph Cattin estate harvests grapes from all over the Alsace appellation area, even if its own vineyards of over 50 hectares are located in the Upper Rhine department. As a result, it benefits from all the qualities of the region and the combination of its terroirs, which include a large variety of soils of gravel, granite, marl, clay, limestone and sandstone. The influence of the ocean is stopped by the Vosges mountain range, so that rainfall is one of the lowest in France (500 – 600mm annually). Summers are hot and dry and the grapes ripen optimally. Because the vineyards lie on the foothills of the Vosges, the altitude of the plots varies from 200 to 400m. Most of the vineyards face the south-east and thus get maximum sunlight, which makes the grapes incomparably fruity.
Bottle Size: 750ml
Brand: Joseph Cattin
Region: France
Vintage: 2009
In Stock: Yes
Price Range: $15 - $30
Bottle Price: $21.60
Case Price: $259.20
