Clos des Capucins

This is a bottle of Domaine Weinbach's Riesling Cuyee Theo, from the vineyard of Clos des Capucins. Domaine Weinbach (Weinbach literally means wine brook), named after the little stream that meanders through the estate, was established by the Capuchin Monks in 1612. The estate is based on the Clos des Capucins, a historic plot of land protected by the walls of a former Capuchin monastery, which was mentioned as early as 890AD. The estate was sold off as national property during the French Revolution and came into the present owners when the Faller brothers acquired it in 1898. Theo Faller was responsible for developing and enhancing the estate as well as fighting for recognition of Alsace wines by the AC system. The above Riesling is named after him and comes from some of the best Rieslings vines from the middle of Clos des Capucins.