Alsace grand cru Schlossberg

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Accessory grape varieties

Terroir

• Soils: very dense marls over a limestone bedrock, well-drained, ensuring a balanced water supply to the vines.
• South/south-east facing exposure on a sub-Vosges hillside slope, highly favourable to ripening.
• The Vosges massif shields the vineyards from cool, humid north-westerly winds, creating a favourable mesoclimate.
• A homogeneous geo-pedological unit paired with a mesoclimate described as 'among the most favourable.'

• AOC recognised in 1992; the only permitted grape varieties are riesling, gewurztraminer, pinot gris, and sylvaner.
• Manual harvesting is mandatory; minimum planting density of 4,500 vines/ha; high trellising to achieve an optimal leaf canopy.

• Dry wines that are either mineral or aromatic/fruity/full, with a golden-yellow colour; Vendanges Tardives (exotic aromas, candied fruits) and Sélection de Grains Nobles (fruit paste) through to amber-yellow.
• Long ageing potential: dry wines develop greater complexity over time; Vendanges Tardives and Sélection de Grains Nobles are described as 'sweet wines of very long keeping ability' with 'remarkable concentration.'

• The dense marls of the Zotzenberg yield full-bodied, rich wines with an 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