Producers Flashcards
Who is this producer and where is Clos Ste Hune?
Trimbach
Monopole of Trimbach in the Rosacker Grand Cru, Haut-Rhin
Who is this producer and where is the fruit sourced?
Trimbach
Geisberg and Osterberg Grand Crus, Haut Rhin
Named for Frédéric Emile, who is known for providing a new guarantee of quality and authenticity for Trimbach in 1898
Who is this producer and where is Schlossberg Grand Cru?
Trimbach
Kaysersberg and Kientzheim Commune, Haut-Rhin
Granite soils
Who is this producer and where is Geisberg Grand Cru?
Trimbach
Ribeauvillé Commune, Haut-Rhin
Marl-Limestone-Sandstone soils
Who is this producer and where is Mandelberg Grand Cru?
Trimbach
Mittelwihr and Beblenheim Communes, Haut-Rhin
Marl-Limestone soils
Who is this producer and where is Clos Saint Urbain?
Zind-Humbrecht
Rangen Grand Cru, Thann and Vieux-Thann Commune, Haut-Rhin
Volcanic Soils
Who is this producer and where is Brand Grand Cru?
Zind-Humbrecht
Turckheim Commune, Haut-Rhin
Granite Soils
Who is this producer and where is Clos Hauserer?
Zind-Humbrecht
Wintzenheim Commune, Haut-Rhin
Who is this producer and where is Clos Windsbuhl?
Zind-Humbrecht
Hunawhir Commune, Haut-Rhin
Who is this producer and where is Goldert Grand Cru?
Zind-Humbrecht
Gueberschwihr Commune, Haut-Rhin
Marl-Limestone Soils
Who is this producer and where is Hengst Grand Cru?
Zind-Humbrecht
Wintzenheim Commune, Haut-Rhin
Marl-Limestone-Sandstone Soils
Who is this producer and where is Clos Jebsal?
Zind-Humbrecht
Turckheim Commune, Haut-Rhin
Who is this producer and where is Clos des Capucins?
Weinbach
Kaysersberg Commune, Haut-Rhin
Historic monopole of the domaine, named for the Capucin monks who originally established the property in 1612
Who is this producer and where is Furstentum Grand Cru?
Weinbach
Kientzheim and Sigolsheim Commune, Haut-Rhin
Who is this producer and where is Cuvee Colette sourced from?
Weinbach
Sourced from vineyards at the bottom of Schlossberg Grand Cru that are picked later than the other bottlings. Some of the vineyards fall outside the grand cru boundary, hence the AOP label
Who is this producer and where is Cuvee Saint Catherine Sourced from?
Weinbach
Schlossberg Grand Cru, Kaysersberg and Kientzheim Commune, Haut-Rhin
Who is this producer and what does “L’inedit” indicate?
Weinbach
Produced from specific plots of botrytized Riesling; picked all at once (without tries). Inaugural vintage 1998.
Who is this producer and where is Mambourg Grand Cru?
Weinbach
Sigolsheim Commune, Haut-Rhin
Marl-Limestone Soils
Who is this producer and what does the Quintessence de Grains Nobles indicate?
Weinbach
produced only in outstanding vintages; made from selected botrytized berries; production averages 34 cases/year (375-ml bottles): Inaugural vintage 1983
Who is this producer and where is Brand Grand Cru?
What subplot does this producer bottle from Brand Grand Cru?
Albert Boxler
Turckheim commune, Haut-Rhin
Kirchberg
Granite Soils
Who is this producer and where is Sommerberg Grand Cru?
Albert Boxler
Niedermorschwihr and Katzenthal Commune, Haut-Rhin
Granite Soils
Who is this producer and where is Dudenstein subplot?
What other subplots are produced out of this Grand Cru?
Albert Boxler
Sommerberg Grand Cru, Niedermorschwihr and Katzenthal Commune, Haut-Rhin
Eckberg and Wiptal
Who is this producer and where is Meunchberg Grand Cru?
Domaine Ostertag
Nothalten Commune, Bas-Rhin
Volcanic, Sandstone, Limestone soils
From the Alsatian “muench” meaning monk, this vineyard is named for the Cistercian monks who originally planted vines here in the 11th-12th centuries. In a south-facing amphitheater in Nothalten at the foot of the Vosges mountains
Who is this producer and where is Clos Mathis?
Domaine Ostertag
The Clos is located near Ribeauville, Huat-Rhin at the foot of the trios châteaux and next to the grand cru Kirchberg. It is a terraced hillside of granite with south-east exposure.
Who is this producer, what grape and where is it grown?
Domaine Ostertag
Pinot Gris
Grand Cru Muenchberg, Nothalten Commune, Bas-Rhin
Stony-Sandstone-Volcanic Soils
The wine name refers to its vineyard grid reference, used because when he first created the wine in 1983, the AOP denied him the right to label his Pinot Gris as Grand Cru due to considerable oak influence
Who is this producer and where is Fronholz?
Ostertag
Epfig Commune, Bas-Rhin
Who is this producer and where is Heissenberg?
Ostertag
Nothalten Commune, Bas-Rhin
Named means Hot Mountain
Who is this producer and where is Zellberg?
Ostertag
Nothalten Commune, Bas-Rhin
Who is this producer and where is Schoenenburg Grand Cru?
What grapes are in this wine and are blends allowed in Schoenenburg?
Marcel Deiss
Riquewihr and Zellenberg Communes, Haut-Rhin
Stony, Marl-Limestone-Sandstone Soils
Riesling mostly but a field-blend of all Alsatian grapes
No but apparently Deiss gets away with it because of 2005 Law change no longer requiring grape name on Grand Cru labels
Who is this producer and where is Mambourg Grand Cru?
What grapes are in this wine and are blends allowed in Mambourg?
Marcel Deiss
Sigolsheim Commune, Haut-Rhin
Marl-Limestone Soils
Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Beurot (Burgundian strain of Pinot Gris - Lost grape of the Pinot family)
No but apparently Deiss gets away with it because of 2005 Law change no longer requiring grape name on Grand Cru labels
Who is this producer and where is Altenberg de Bergheim Grand Cru?
What are grapes are in this wine and are blends allowed in Altenberg de Berheim?
Marcel Deiss
Bergheim Commune, Haut-Rhin
Marl/Limestone Soils
Riesling, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, Muscat, Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer, Sylvaner, Auxerrois, Chasselas, Pinot Beurot, Chasselas Rosé, Traminer and Muscat Ottonel (Riesling, Pinot Gris and Gewurztraminer dominate)
Yes.
- 50-70% Riesling,
- 10-25% Pinot Gris
- 10-25% Gewurztraminer
- max. 10% combined Chasselas, Muscat à Petits Grains, Muscat Ottonel, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Blanc
*Chasselas, Muscat à Petits Grains, Muscat Ottonel, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Blanc must have been planted prior to 2005
Who is this producer and where is Schlossberg Grand Cru?
What grapes in this wine and are blends allowed in Schlossberg?
Marcel Deiss
Kaysersberg and Kientzheim Commune, Haut Rhin
Granite Soils
Mostly Riesling, field blend of other Alsatian varieties
No they are not
Who is this producer?
What does Hommage a Jean Hugel indicate?
What are their other lines of wine?
Where are their vineyards?
Do they use Grand Cru?
What contribution to Alsace viticulture are they known for?
Hugel et Fils
Wines of particular excellence
Jubilee - Top wines, Tradition - middle, Grossi Laue (Great Grown in Alsace) - historic vineyards
Schoenenbourg and Sporen Grand Crus, Riquewihr Commune, Haut-Rhin
No because they feel Grand Cru status has been extended to lesser vineyards
For pioneering role in the INAO’s 1984 recognition of Vendange Tardive and Sélection des Grains Nobles wines
Who is this producer and where is Wineck-Schlossberg Grand Cru?
Albert Mann
Katzenthal and Ammerschwihr Communes, Haut-Rhin
Granite Soils