 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
A familal winegrowing of 9 ha, the vines are plowed (7 annual passages) in order to support an in-depth rooting, the ventilation of the ground and to avoid the use of weedkiller. Since 2007, the Ecocert company controls the winegrowing regularly and certifies the BIO side. Pinot Gris2007 l’Inoubliable, of a great frankness to the nose as in mouth, scented and persistent, mixes with the floral and fruity notes, a wine all in smoothness and structure, full and mature. Riesling2008 Cœur de Cru, with aromas of flowers in mouth, with the intense nose with prevailing of white flowers and small dried fruits, is a wine all in smoothness, quite persistent. | |
  Fernand ENGEL et Fils
Gaec Engel Fernand et Fils
1, route du Vin
68590 Rorschwihr
Téléphone :03 89 73 77 27
Télécopie : 03 89 73 63 70
Email : domaine.engel@orange.fr
Site : www.fernand-engel.fr
At the top of the First Classified Great wines. Third generation of vine growers for this winegrowing of 50 ha, on ground very stony red marno-limestone and argilo-limestone, acid and sandy brown grounds, heavy siliceous grounds on gneiss, brown grounds decarbonated on loess and loehms, acid grounds of alluvial origin. The vineyard is led under organic farming since 2001. Beautiful Riesling Grand Cru Praelatenberg 2008, a wine which has much body and powerfull, of a great aromatic expression marked by very ripe fruit scents, then mineral notes. The Muscatfermented Engel 2008, with scents of flowers in mouth, with the intense nose with prevailing of white flowers and small dried fruits, is a wine all in smoothness, persistent. The Pinot Noir 2009 is of fleshy mouth, robe ruby, with the concentrated nose (violet and blackcurrant), with melted tannins, persisting finally. Beautiful Pinot Gris Vendanges Tardives 2007, combining powerfull and smoothness, with the nose of guard, rose and gingerbread great. There is still this very nice brut Crémant d’ Alsace Chardonnay Méthode Traditionnelle 2008, silver medal in Effervescents of Monde 2009, the subtle and persistent nose with prevailing of toast, nice foam, a long floralfinal. Excellent Riesling Siberberg Rorschwir fermented Michel 2008, with these subtle connotations where intermingle the ripe white fruits, the fresh spices and flowers, of intense mouth. | | |
  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 the First Classified Great wines. “I cultivate the vine according to the rule of our ancestors, specifies Rémy Gresser. I feel country and craftsman of the vine.” It is concerned 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 father as son since XVIe century. They protect their vineyard by privileging the biological means. The winegrowing is likely to have very nice soils of schists, sands and clays (10 ha 30, 40 year old vines). Superb Riesling Grand Cru Kastelberg 2007, with the subtle nose where the fresh fruits and the lime prevail, a vintage which associates a sure elegance with a roundness in attractive mouth, an elegant wine and very right. RieslingGrand Cru Moenchberg 2006 is intense with the nose as in mouth, with this doubled floral freshness of fruity nuances, with the flowered bouquet, with notes of hazel nut and lily. 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. Taste also the Pinot Gris Grand Cru Wiebelsberg 2008, intense, which associates structure and distinction, with these notes of smoked specific, all finally, a wine of excellent evolution. | | |
 François et Vincent KIEFFER
76, route du Vin
67140 Itterswiller
Téléphone :03 88 85 50 22
Télécopie : 03 88 57 80 91
Email : vin.kieffer@wanadoo.fr
A winegrowing where the reasoned fight is practiced. Excellent Riesling Terroir Itterswiller 2009, a wine which has its own originality, of fresh and supple at the same time, persistent mouth with the palate, with aromas of fern and fresh fruits. Brut Crémant d’ Alsace 2008, with almond and apricot connotations, is of delicate foam, an intense and typified, complex and fruity vintage, of a very nice final. Gewurztraminer Vendanges Tardives 2007, dense, with the subtle floral scents, of unctuous mouth, is very fleshy, with these nuances of narcissus and honey, of guard. Riesling2009 is quite as attractive, of a brilliant yellow, a frank wine which feels the flowers and spices. | |
 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
Family winegrowing since four generations, led by Robert and Astrid Muhlberger, like Philippe, their son. “According to rules and convictions definite and tested by generations of vine growers, the cordial Robert Muhlberger specifies, so that is written: Vineyard, Vine, wine of vine grower, with V of truth! To mature with wisdom and passion, in the respect for 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, biological fight 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, natural trace element contributions on foliage…” Riesling Les Vieux Coteaux 2007 (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 Cru for the pieces delimited in the perimeter in question. The wine combines smoothness and structure, with these typical green reflections, with the fresh hazel nut notes, of a nice smoothness, very persistent with the nose as in mouth. Nice white Pinot Domaine du Pas des Loups 2007, all in freshness and minerality, with aromas of lemon grass. Superb Gewurztraminer Vendanges Tardives 2006, very typified, of a beautiful golden color, a fleshy wine, with complex toast aromas, of nutmeg and candied fruits, very harmonious, elegant and unctuous, of guard. Gewurztraminer Domaine du Pas des Loups 2007, all in mouth, with the bouquet where intermingle the fruits, the spices and the flowers fresh, is very pleasant. | |
 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 doubles) planted on granitic grounds, where one applies to practice a healthy culture (Tyflo association). Remarkable Riesling Grand Cru Frankstein 2008, which associates richness aromatic and persistence, dense in mouth, with delicate scents of almond, rose and dry apricot. Pinot Gris vintage Prestige 2008 is a very well-balanced wine, of mouth powerful, rich in bouquet, harmonious, with the dried fruit notes, slightly spiced. RieslingVieilles Vignes 2008 is dry and quite fruity, full with charm, with musk scents, a wine which combines powerfull and smoothness. Beautiful Pinot Gris Vieilles Vignes 2007, an intense and robust wine with a beautiful roundness ideal with aperitif or with foie gras. Superb Pinot GrisGrand Cru Fransktein Vendanges Tardives 2007, powerful, with these crystallized peach and honey notes of acacia, combining suppleness and structure, of a long final. GewurztraminerExcellence 2008, with the delicate floral connotations, is of unctuous mouth, elegant and complex, of intense mouth, combining powerfull and distinction, of a beautiful fullness. | | |
  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 Classified Great Wines. Charles Schléret cordial and is impassioned, and its efforts are regularly rewarded by a multiplicity of medals and for references to the prize list of prestigious competition. One understands it by uncorking his Gewurztraminer, dense and typified, where the richness joins the distinction, scented, with aromas of acacia, ripe spices and fruits, of a beautiful freshness in mouth. The 2007, gold medal in international of wines Challenge, very aromatic (spices, citrus fruits), quite characteristic of its 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 dry at the same time, a wine typified and fullbodied, where intermingle the fresh spices and flowers, all in mouth, (this wine collects the rewards: silver medals with Mondial Competition of Brussels for the vintages 2002 and 2001, Gold medal with the Big competition of Vins of Alsace for the 2003, Trophée d' Excellence Big competition of Vins of Monde Les Citadelles France 2005 for the 2004, and Trophée Prestige for the 2005). Beautiful white Pinot, 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 enchanting and persistent nose, a wine all in delicacy, harmonious, with the white fruit aromas, of a beautiful elegance and a great aromatic richness. Exceptional quality-price-pleasure ratio. | | |
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