Leon Beyer, "La Cuvee", Alsace AOC

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"La Cuvee" white wine of the series "Classiques" which is a blend of Muscat grapes (20-30%), Riesling (30-50%), Sylvaner and Pinot Blanc. Grapes for wine are grown in Eguisheim on limestone-clay soils. Wine is aged in stainless steel tanks. Storage capacity of "La Cuvée" is 7 years.The Beyer family produces wine since 1580 in the region Eguisheim, the cradle of Alsatian winemaking, when Emile Beyer founded the "House of Alsace wines" (Maison de Vin d'alsace), later renamed "Leon Beyer" (Leon Beyer). Today, the company manages the representative of the 13th generation of the family — mark Beyer. Beyer company pays great attention to product quality. In the production of wine using grapes grown on their own sites, as well as grapes purchased from neighboring farms.The range of wines Leon Beyer offers all the variety of Alsatian wines: there are the traditional Alsatian varieties, starting with Pinot Blanc and Silvaner and ending with prestigious Riesling, Gewurztraminer and Pinot Gris. Juicy sweet dessert or an elegant dry wine is the result of a skilful combination of modern technologies of wine production and time-tested traditions. Hugh Johnson, the famous English wine critic — speaks positively about the wines Leon Beyer: "most of the wines of the company — a courageous, powerful, dense, solid and dry and, I think, perfectly reflecting the traditional Alsatian style."The wine Leon Beyer is a perfect example of "gastronomic" wine. About 75% of high quality elite wines of the company are exported. Leon Beyer wines can be found in the wine lists of the best restaurants in the world and the finest tables. In "the World wine encyclopedia Sotheby's" (Sotheby's World Wine Encyclopedia) says, "the Great house of Leon Beyer is known for his very dry wines made not in order to win medals and to ensure that the perfect accompaniment to food."

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