{"product_id":"sylvaner-cuvee-royal-1994","title":"Alsace Cuvée Royal 1994","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Alsace Cuvée Royal is a white wine produced by Cuvée Royal from the 1994 vintage. Classified under the Appellation Alsace Contrôlée, this wine is crafted exclusively from the Sylvaner grape. In a practice unique within French wine culture, the region traditionally names its wines after the grape variety rather than the specific village or vineyard, a tradition reflected in this bottling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLocated in northeastern France along the German border, Alsace is a historic region situated between the Vosges mountains to the west and the Rhine river to the east. The vineyards stretch across a narrow belt on the east-facing slopes of the Vosges. These mountains act as a natural barrier against rain and westerly winds, creating a rain shadow effect. This semi-continental climate makes Alsace one of the driest and sunniest wine regions in the country, providing the grapes with a long and stable ripening season on the sun-drenched hillsides.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe terroir of the region is exceptionally complex due to geological faults, offering a mosaic of soil types within short distances, including granite, limestone, slate, clay, gravel, and the local pink sandstone known as grès de Vosges. The area's history of shifting between French and German rule has deeply influenced its viticultural heritage. Following local tradition, the wine is presented in the characteristic tall, slender bottle known as a \"flûte d'Alsace\".\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cuvée Royal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57302495920454,"sku":null,"price":800.0,"currency_code":"DKK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0646\/3478\/1950\/files\/generated-1061_594d4f82-7ac7-40a1-9b39-913232c7980c.jpg?v=1788875441","url":"https:\/\/bottleswithhistory.dk\/en\/products\/sylvaner-cuvee-royal-1994","provider":"Bottles With History","version":"1.0","type":"link"}