Domaine Marcel Deiss
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:
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 |
Press & Reviews
James Suckling
Score
97
Date
2025-05-29
"Very honeyed and exotic, with incredible depth of mango aromas plus more subtle touches of candied oranges and hard caramel. So concentrated and precise, with as much vitality as density on the full-bodied but energetic palate. This is just beginning to enter the zone that is entirely its own. What amazing energy in the extremely long finish. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drink or hold."
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
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
[no Date]
2016
Vinous
Score
96+
Date
[no Date]