Vosges Side Soils
Master Sommelier Topic = Soil Diversity
Limestone Soils:
Origin: Marine, from the secondary era, including Muschelkalk and Dogger.
Composition: Disintegrates into very stony soils.
Wine Characteristics: Marked by a strong acid structure, broad and massive. Young wines are very fermented, evolving into lemony flavors over time.
Marl and Limestone Soils:
Composition: Thick clay (marl) and limestone pebbles, forming a conglomerate rock.
Wine Characteristics: Generous and long in youth, beautifully aging into mineralized profiles. The higher the limestone content, the finer the wine develops.
Marly Sandstone Soils:
Composition: A variant of marl-limestone (marnocalcary) terroir, with tertiary era sandstone pebbles.
Wine Characteristics: Balances marl's power with sandstone's lightness, offering more complex aromas than purely marly soils.
Marno-Calcary-Sandstone Soils:
Location: Common in the sub-Vosges hills.
Composition: A mix of clays, limestones, and sandstone, offering mineral richness.
Wine Characteristics: Fertile soils with good water retention. The wines are a harmonious blend of marl's power and the lightening effects of limestone and sandstone.
