Domaine Marcel Deiss

Alsace Grand Cru Blanc "Altenberg de Bergheim"

Alsace Grand Cru Blanc "Altenberg de Bergheim"

Alsace Grand Cru Blanc Altenberg de Bergheim
  • Certified biodynamic
  • Field blend of Alsatian varieties
  • South facing steep slope
  • Bedrock of limestone with layers of pink sandstone
  • Mixture of marl with fossils and soil that has iron-rich clay with rocks
  • Planted between 1977-1997
  • 8,000-12,000 vines per ha
  • Indigenous yeast
  • Very slow, whole-cluster pressing for up to 12 hours
  • Fermented and aged in large ancient foudres for 12 months

Info

Producer:
Domaine Marcel Deiss
Vintage:
2020
Country:
France
Region:
Alsace
Appellation:
Alsace
Variety:
Blend - Alsace
Color:
White
Farming Practice:
Certified Biodynamic

Sizes Available

Full Bottle FR-DES-61-20 6/750ml

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Press & Reviews

Wine Advocate
Score
96
Date
2025-02-06
"The golden-colored 2020 Grand Cru Altenberg is clear, deep, elegant and cocoa-ish on the lemony-scented nose. Generous but elegant and refined on the palate, this is a full-bodied, complex and finely tannic as well as saline Altenberg with a long, sweet, saline and lemony finish that again shows melting dark chocolate and minty and lemon/orange bitters. 12% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in April 2024."

REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES

2019
James Suckling
Score
98
Date
2023-10-01
2018
James Suckling
Score
97
Date
2023-01-01
2018
Wine Advocate
Score
94+
Date
2023-04-05
2017
James Suckling
Score
97
Date
2022-01-01
2017
Wine Advocate
Score
94+
Date
2023-04-05
2016
James Suckling
Score
96
Date
2016
Vinous
Score
96+
Date