Alsace Producers Flashcards
Who produces the La Chapelle wines of Alsace?
ERNST BRUN ( Gueberschwihr) Goldert Clos Saint-Imer Muscat “La Chapelle” Goldert Clos Saint-Imer Gewurztraminer “La Chapelle” Goldert Clos Saint-Imer Pinot Gris “La Chapelle” Goldert Clos Saint-Imer Riesling “La Chapelle”
Who was the patron saint of Gueberschwihr
Saint Imer
Ernst Brun wines
“La Chapelle”
Who is responsible for reviving the Goldert Grand Cru vineyard?
Ernst Brun (1934) Clos Saint Imer "La Chapelle" wines
Who makes “Cuvées du Dauphin”
Ernst Brun
from old vines
Who is the Mayor of Eguisheim?
Leon Beyer II Have Grand Cru vineyards but produce as: “Les Classiques,” “Les Réserves” “Les Grandes Cuvées.” Family since 1580 (founded in 1867)
What is Harth?
Lieux-dits on alluvial plain NE of Colmar
Domaine Schoffit
Who produces “Larme de Lave” and what style of wine is it?
Domaine Schoffit (HR Colmar)
SGN Pinot Gris
Rangen de Thann Clos St. Théobald
What lieux dits does Marc Tempe produce wine from?
Grafenreben: .30 ha Riesling
Rodelsberg: .14 ha Pinot Gris and Gew
family was responsible for mapping out lieux-dits for the creation of the AOP system.
What is the only certified organic winery in Dahlenheim
Domaine Bechtold
What is the northern most Grand Cru of Alsace?
Grand Cru Steinklotz
Domaine Bechtold.
PINOT NOIR
Who produces wines from the Obere Hund?
Lieux-dits by Domaine Bechtold
Who is known as the pioneer of Biodynamic farming in Alsace?
Kreydenweiss.
(in Bas Rhine / Andlau)
Clos Rebberg
Who produces “L’ame de la terre”?
KREYDENWEISS
from the Clos du Val d’Eléon
50/50 riesling PG from Schist soils
What is Muschelkalk and where can you find it?
"Mussel Chalk" Soil- Limestone/Dolostone Rolly Gassman Pflaenzerreben: soil is Muschelkalk Silberberg: soil is Muschelkalk (Rorschwihr)
Who produces the “Trois Châteaux” wines?
KUENTZ-BAS (HR)
GC-Pfersigberg: soil is marl and limestone
Who produces Clones Sand?
BARMES BUECHER
lieu-dit in Wettolsheim; soil is granite
Name 2 years that Clos St Hune was not produced.
1980
1984
What was the first vintage for Trimbachs Clos Ste Hune?
1919
Rosacker vineyard
- site faces southeast
- heavy marl / clay soils over a limestone subsoil
Can you name 3 vintages Clos Ste Hune VT was produced?
1983 1989 1990 1992 1996 1998 1999
What is the source for the grapes used to produce Cuvee Frederick Emile?
Geisberg
Osterberg
marl-limestone-sandstone and fossil-flecked Muschelkalk (both clay and limestone over sandstone)
What % does Grand Cru wine represent in production?
4%
What Grand Cru wines does Trimbach label?
Grand Cru Geisberg (2009)
Grand Cru Schlossberg (2014) released 2017
Who produces Clos Häuserer?
Zind-Humbrecht
planted to Riesling; soil is calcareous marl
What was the inaugural vintage of Rangen Clos Saint Urbain
1978
Zind-Humbrecht
What soils make up the Clos des Capucins
sandy silt on granite pebbles
What was the inaugural vintage of “L’Inédit!”
1998
Weinbach
(botrytized Riesling; picked all at once (without tries!)
Who produces Quintessences de Grains Nobles
Weinbach
(1983)
BA Riesling
34 cases /yr outstanding vintages
What is the soil type found in the Grand Cru Mambourg and what grape is it most planted to?
limestone and magnesium
Gewurztraminer
What categories of wines does Domaine Ostertag produce?
Vins de Fruit (wines that express fruity typicity)
Vins de Pierre (wines that express their specific terroir) Vins de Temps (BA wines - time and weather)
Who produces Clos Mathis?
Domaine Ostertag
near Ribeauville at the foot of the trios châteaux (11th century castles on the Schlossberg hill) and next to Grand Cru Kirchberg
- soil is granite
-Riesling
Who produces “A360P” and what style of wine is it?
Domaine Ostertag
- Pinot Gris considerable oak influence
- name refers to vineyard grid
- first created 1983
- the AOP denied him the right to label his
What year did the INAO recognize VT and SGN wines ?
1984
Hugel was key in development of the approval
Hugel has holdings in what Grand Cru sites?
Grand Cru Sporen
Grand Cru Schoenenbourg
-doesnt label Grand Cru like others
Who produces Clos de Faille? And what grape is it made from?
Albert Mann Pinot Noir (also Clos Ste Claires Grand H Grand P)
Who owns the most Grand Cru vineyards in Alsace?
Domaine Schlumberger (135ha)
