Alsace grand cru Wineck-Schlossberg

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Accessory grape varieties

Terroir

• The vineyards are planted on well-exposed slopes (from east to south-west) with steep gradients, sheltered from the moist north-westerly winds by the Vosges massif. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• The grand cru occupies the slope of a small valley enclosed on three sides, which gives it a particularly favourable mesoclimate.
• The topsoil rests directly on a two-mica granite that is heavily decomposed into granitic sand (arène granitique), shallow (30 to 50 cm), free-draining, and quick to warm up in spring.
• The appellation is delimited within the communes of Katzenthal and Ammerschwihr, in the Haut-Rhin département. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• The appellation, recognised in 1992, is reserved exclusively for the grape varieties Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot gris, Muscat à petits grains blancs, Muscat à petits grains roses, and Muscat ottonel.
• The grapes are harvested by hand, and wines in the Vendanges Tardives or Sélection de Grains Nobles categories, produced from overripe grapes, must undergo a minimum of 18 months' ageing.

• The dry, aromatic wines display colour intensity ranging up to golden yellow, while the Vendanges Tardives and Sélection de Grains Nobles reach an amber yellow.
• Vendanges Tardives often show highly exotic and candied-fruit aromas, while Sélection de Grains Nobles often present fruit-paste aromas with remarkable concentration.

• The granitic soils of the appellation impart a refined minerality to the wine, with approachability from a young age and a ageing potential of around ten years.

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