Alsace grand cru Hatschbourg

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Accessory grape varieties

Terroir

• Dense, highly compact marly soils over a limestone bedrock, well-drained and providing a balanced water supply to the vines.
• South/south-east-facing slope of a sub-Vosges foothill, with pronounced gradients.
• The Vosges massif shelters the vineyard from cool, moisture-laden north-westerly winds, creating a favourable mesoclimate.
• A homogeneous geo-pedological unit associated with a mesoclimate, on well-exposed (east to south-west) steep slopes.

• AOC recognised in 1992; only permitted grape varieties: riesling, gewurztraminer, pinot gris and sylvaner — the last being specific to Zotzenberg.

• Age-worthy white wines: predominantly tartaric acidity, great body, aromatic complexity and power that develop with time.
• VT: exotic aromas and candied fruits, colour ranging through to amber-yellow; SGN: more concentrated, with fruit-paste aromas and excellent keeping potential.

• The dense marls of Zotzenberg yield full-bodied, rich wines with elegant salinity and great aromatic finesse.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Sources

• Product specification (BO Agri, PDF), JORF 29 juin 2016,
• Official INAO text (show_texte)
• INAO product entry
• Official trade body site — CIVA