2016 | Marcel Deiss | Altenberg de Bergheim

Deep golden-yellow. Full body. Sweet. Very flavorful. Orange marmalade, lemon curd, honey, orange zest and sweet spices on the knockout nose. Dense and heavy right now but offering lovely ripe pomaceous and tropical fruit flavors complicated by a touch of herbs. Definitely worth tasting!

Reviews:

• Vinous: Deep golden-yellow. Orange marmalade, lemon curd, honey, orange zest and sweet spices on the knockout nose. Dense and heavy right now but offering lovely ripe pomaceous and tropical fruit flavors complicated by a touch of herbs. You can tell there is a familial link to Deiss’s Berckem wine. this is not unlike that one, but much richer, deeper and denser. Finishes zingy and fresh, with citrusy acidity nicely framing hints of caramel on the long finish. This is a knockout already, which is atypical.

• James Suckling: This is a very rich and layered white with lots of peach-tart, mineral, spice and almond aromas and flavors. Full body. Sweet. Very flavorful, off dry and intense. A blend of biodynamically grown white grapes from the region.

Producer Information

Marcel Deiss is a French wine producer located in the small village of Bergheim in Alsace. The Deiss family have been growing grapes in the region since 1744 with the domaine established in 1947. Today, the Deiss vineyards are planted to Pinot Gris, Riesling, Gewürztraminer and Muscat are produced as varietal wines as well as traditional field blends. The domaine covers 32 hectares (79 acres) of vineyard land planted on hillsides that spread over multiple communes. This includes land in the Mambourg, Altenberg de Bergheim and Schoenenbourg vineyards, all of which are produced as blends to showcase the character of the terroir rather than the grape. Marcel Deiss was instrumental in convincing the INAO to make varietal labeling optional for both AOC Alsace and Alsace Grand Cru wines. Marcel Deiss makes a range of wines at various levels of quality, from the generic Alsace AOC all the way up the Grand Cru wines. There is also a small range of Vendange Tardive and Sélection de Grains Nobles wines made from Alsace's noble varieties.

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