Pierre Sparr Riesling
2018, Alsace, France
This pale yellow Riesling has green reflections. The wine opens slowly to reveal layers of citrus fruits, framed by wet stone and mineral character that adds dimension. On the palate, freshness and elegance dominate this bone-dry wine.
$15.99 / BOTTLE
$7.00 / GLASS
Alexandra Boudrot
Pierre Sparr
Born into a winegrowing family and raised in Nuits-Saint-Georges, the heart of Burgundy, Alexandra was exposed at a young age to vineyard work and later pursued a career in wine at school: She studied science and viticulture and then went on to learn winemaking at the University of Dijon. She interned in Burgundy and, after earning the Diplôme National d’Oenologie (National Diploma of Oenology), moved to Alsace. She started at the Oenological and Winemaking Council and then transitioned in 2003 to a position at Cave de Beblenheim. There, Alexandra helped growers to develop environmentally sustainable grape growing methods.
Today, Alexandra shares her passion and motivation with the winemaking team at Pierre Sparr, while maintaining high respect for the typicity of the wines. In the new cellar — dedicated wholly to the production of Pierre Sparr wines — Alexandra takes her vine growing skills to the next level, assuming full responsibility for vinification beginning with the 2015 vintage.
“We lean on her competence, her perfect knowledge and her experience of more than 10 years in the field of the vineyard,” says the team at Pierre Sparr.
