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Domaine André DUSSOURT Paul Dussourt 2, rue de Dambach 67750 Scherwiller Téléphone :03 88 92 10 27 Télécopie : 03 88 92 18 44 Email : info@domainedussourt.com Site : www.domainedussourt.com It is approximately into 1680 that first Dussourt, officer of the army of Louis XIV, arrived to Alsace. About 1740, Jean Dussourt lives himself to manage the vineyard of évêché in Blienschwiller. It is François-Xavier Dussourt, wine grower established with Blienschwiller, which is at the origin of the 7 generations of vine growers who perpetuated the tradition of the work of the vine so far. Vineyard of 10 ha with 40 pieces on grounds sandy, granitic, argilo-limestones and sandy. BeautifulGewurztraminer Fronholtz 2006, very successful, where intermingle with the notes of almond, ripe fruits and heather, a harmonious wine in mouth. Taste also Pinot white,suave and dryness at the same time, a powerful and fullbodied wine, where intermingle the fresh spices and flowers, all in mouth, of fresh and fruity finale. TastyPinot Noir, matured out of barrels, a red of Blienschwiller, of nice garnet-red robe, loose, with the notes of humus, of prune and blackcurrant. Excellent Riesling VieillesVignes 2008, with the concentrated nose where the honeysuckle and the dry smallfruits prevail, a frank and sharp wine, which mixes smoothness and structure. BrutCrémant of Alsace Riesling, Sigille Saint-Etienne brotherhood, of distinguished mouth where prevail the dry fruits, of golden robe, all in aromatic subtlety, a beautiful length, of intense and creamy foam.

PIERRE FRICK EARL Jean-Pierre Frick 5, rue de Baer 68250 Pfaffenheim Téléphone :03 89 49 62 99 Télécopie : 03 89 49 73 78 Email : contact@pierrefrick.com Site : www.vinsdusiecle.com/pierrefrick Site : www.pierrefrick.com At the top of First Classified Great wines. In 1970, the winegrowing is converted with the biological culture, the first applications of the biodynamy beginning in 1981. Starting from harvest 1986, the Demeter mention is obtained, and, since harvest 2002, the wine is not stopped any more with cork but with capsules crowns in Inox, to avoid the organoleptic deviations (savors and aromas) caused by the stoppers cork. SuperbPinot Gris Grand Cru Vorbourg 2007, a wine all in aromas, of a great persistence in the nose as in mouth, the notes of apricot and narcissus, of a long final, well-balanced, rich and persistent. Beautiful Muscat Steinert Grand Cru, very tempting, with the nose of fresh, full and persistent small fruits, of a large smoothness, well-balanced, of well scented mouth, quite characteristic of this beautiful vintage. Excellent Pinot Gris Rot Murlé, with the frank and fruity nose (citrus fruits), a beautiful association of the fruit and structure, with promptness and this note of smoked quite specific finally, perfect on a white meat, typified as it should be, a wine all of structure and perfumes. Also taste its very original vintage, the Blanc De Noirs 2006, a beautiful expression of the very ripe Pinot Noir vinified in white. “A manner of vinifying a Pinot Noir, specifies us Jean-Pierre Frick, without correction and without additives (except a little sulfur after racking) for one vintagedifficult like was to it 2006. Always naturalness! coppered yellow robe, intense and complex undergrowth aromas, liquorice, mild tobacco, yellow fruits and truffle, stops full and nervous, beautiful association with a turkey with wild mushrooms.”

Domaine GRESSER Rémy Gresser 2, rue de l'Ecole 67140 Andlau Téléphone :03 88 08 95 88 Télécopie : 03 88 08 55 99 Email : domaine@gresser.fr Site : www.gresser.fr At the top of First Classified Great wines. An exceptional family which applies to mature her wines in the great tradition while letting as well as possible be described each soil and announcing it: the against-label is perfect and indicates the soil of the wine, the scale of sucrosity and the met-wines agreement. “I cultivate the vine according to the rule of our ancestors, specifies Rémy Gresser. I feel country and craftsman of the vine.” It is anxious to transmit to the future generations the soil, the organic soil, the old vines, the know-how and the passion of the family, vine growers of wire father since XVIe century. They protect their vineyard by privileging the biological means. The winegrowing with the chance to have very nice soils of schists, sands and clays (10 ha 30, 40 year old vines). Superb Riesling Grand Cru Kastelberg 2006, all of structure and perfumes, with notes of hazel nut and pink, a powerful, dry and supple wine at the same time, melted in mouth, all in smoothness. Of beautiful robe golden shining, Riesling Grand Cru Moenchberg 2005 elegant, with the connotations of flowers, is very finely spiced, subtle and suave mouth, of very good evolution. Beautiful Riesling Grand Cru Wiebelsberg 2007, a wine all in aromas, of a great persistence in the nose as in mouth, with scents of fresh citrus fruits and nut. Pinot white 2008 is a floralwine, with the intense and complex nose, of a beautiful the aromatic to palate, expenses and frank intensity.

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Vignobles MUHLBERGER Robert et Philippe Muhlberger 1, rue de Strasbourg 67120 Wolxheim Téléphone :03 88 38 10 33 Télécopie : 03 88 38 47 65 Email : muhlberger@wanadoo.fr Site : www.vinsdusiecle.com/vignoblesmuhlberger Site : www.vignoble-muhlberger.fr At the top of First Classified Great wines. Family winegrowing since four generations, led by Robert and Astrid Muhlberger, like Philippe their son. Their philosophy vigneronne is summarized in these words: To live with Vine! To live with Wine! “According to rules and convictions definite and tested by generations of vine growers, the cordial Robert Muhlberger specifies, so that is written: Vineyard, Vine, winegrower wine, with V of Truth! To mature with wisdom and passion, in the compliance with the traditional rules, all the means are implemented with an aim of producing authentic wines and of a rare elegance. A mode of respectful control of the environment: permanent putting under grass of the vines, not of chemical amendments nor of remanent weedkillers, fights biological against the ravageurs, interventions reasoned against the diseases containing copper and of sulfur, observation and respect of the natural cycle of the vine and the plants on the ground, reinforcement of the proper capacities of defense of the vine, contributions of natural trace elements on foliage… Harvest: manual grape harvest to return a selected harvest, whole, not triturated and properly sorted grapes. Wine making: to work out the wines by respecting their own rate/rhythm of evolution, with wisdom and patience, starting from spontaneous fermentations without yeast contributions commercial.” Superb Riesling Clos Philippe Grass 2007, elegant and powerful, all into fruity and freshness, a delicate and tasty wine, of beautiful color, with the nose prevailed by specific notes of pink and almond, with a musk final. Very intense, Pinot Gris Domaine du Pas des Loups 2008 is of subtle and perfectly well-balanced mouth, of nice dyes golden, with the subtle nose of white flowers and slightly smoked finally, a powerful and delicate wine, really attractive like this Pinot Blanc Domaine du Pas des Loups 2008, all in smoothness but quite fullbodied, typified well, with discreetly mineral aromas, well-balanced, of mouth slightly who feels lemon. You will appreciate as much Riesling Les Vieux Coteaux 2006 (evolution in the denomination of their Riesling Altenberg by his translation in Riesling Les Vieux Coteaux: it is a question of their decision of not more asserting the appellation Grand Crufor the pieces delimited in the perimeter in question), a delicate wine and having a nice bouquet, dryness, very fruity with the nose as in mouth, marked well by its soil. Excellent Pinot Noir cuvée des Jeunes Loups 2006, whose maturing is done out of barrels of oak, a cordial wine, with the robe ruby, with this nose of plum and morello cherry, with silky tannins, all in nuances, at the same time powerful and supple. Crémant of Alsace brut Blanc De Blancs traditional method is of foam light, of a beautiful harmony, very out of fruit and smoothness, full, with the subtle nuances of apple and dry fruits, suave, rich in mouth (citrus fruits, hawthorn, almond…), very harmonious, to uncork with aperitif as on a salmon. There is still this large RieslingVendanges Tardives 2005, complex and velvety, with the nose of pink, very concentrated, slightly with the honey taste, very rich and very delicate at the same time, intense with the nose as in mouth, a wine which deserves the smoothness of goose foie gras. Remarkable quality-price-pleasure ratio.

SCHAEFFER-WOERLY Vincent Woerly 3, place du Marché 67650 Dambach-la-Ville Téléphone :03 88 92 40 81 Télécopie : 03 88 92 49 87 Email : schaeffer-woerly@wanadoo.fr Site : www.schaeffer-woerly.com At the top. A vineyard of 7 ha (the average age of the vines is 30 years, the grape harvest are manual, prunes it in guyot double) planted on granitic grounds, where one applies to practice a healthy culture (Tyflo association). Much appreciated theirPinot Gris cuvée Prestige 2008, of powerful mouth, rich in bouquet, a very harmonious wine, for the dry fruit notes, slightly spiced as one needs it. RieslingVieilles Vignes 2008 is dry and quite fruity, full with charm, with almond scents, a wine which combines powerfull and smoothness. Enjoy Riesling Grand Cru Frankstein2008, with the nuances of musk and pink, complex, all in mouth, of a great aromatic richness, very succeeded. Beautiful Pinot Gris Vieilles Vignes 2007, an intense and robust wine with a beautiful roundness ideal with aperitif or with foie gras. SuperbPinot Gris Grand Cru Fransktein Vendanges Tardives 2007, powerful, with these crystallized peach and honey notes of acacia, combining suppleness and structure, of a long final. Very nice Gewurztraminer Excellence 2008, refined, all in aromas, very persistent in mouth.

Charles SCHLÉRET Charles Schléret 1-3, route d'Ingersheim 68230 Turckheim Téléphone :03 89 27 06 09 Télécopie : 03 89 27 06 09 Email : schleretcharles@vinsdusiecle.com Site : www.vinsdusiecle.com/schleretcharles Incontestably at the top of first Great wines classified. Charles Schléret cordial and is impassioned, and its efforts are regularly rewarded by a multitude for medals and references to the prize list for prestigious competition. One understands it by uncorking his Gewurztraminer 2007, gold medal in international Challenge of Vin, very aromatic (spices, citrus fruits), quite characteristic of his soil, rich with the nose as in mouth, full and typified. Its Sylvaner 2007, silver medal Monde Sélection Brussels, is the best tasted this year, complex, with the intense nose, it is a wine all in delicacy, of very subtle mouth with nuances of honeysuckle and apple, a wine of gourmet. The Pinot Noir 2007, Féminalisé 2008 (Competition of Féminalise 2008, in Beaune), of color ruby, is a great success, with intense aromas where prevail the red small fruits good ripe (currant, blackberry) and this point of spices delicate and persistent to the palate. There is still this remarkable Riesling 2005, Trophée Prestige Big competition of Vins of Monde Citadelles de France, of which freshness proposes the fruit, a wine distinguished, with the nose of rose, very delicate,suave and dryness at the same time, a typified and fullbodied wine, where intermingle the fresh spices and flowers, all in mouth. Beautiful Pinot Gris 2004, gold medal in Mondial of Brussels, spiced as it should be, of harmonious mouth, quite robust, generous, of a great aromatic richness, with the intense robe. Taste also Pinot Blanc, complexes, with the intense nose, a finely spiced, subtle wine and suave mouth, where the fruits and the fresh flowers intermingle, always perfect on a quiche, and its Muscat, which combines nervousness and roundness, with the nose enchanting and persistent, a wine all in delicacy, harmonious, with the white fruit aromas, of a beautiful elegance and a great aromatic richness. Superb Pinot GrisSélection De Grains Nobles 2000, very typified as they are liked, spiced and floral (rose, acacia flowers ), of full and well-balanced mouth, really remarkable, of beautiful guard, medal-holder in Sélections world in Montreal and Trophée d'Excellence Les Citadelles. The quality-price-pleasure ratio is exceptional.