8 editor-picked estates growing Auxerrois in Alsace.
Where to taste Auxerrois in Alsace: the estates that grow it, how the region expresses the grape, and how to book a visit.
The cellar
9 bottles with at least 15% Auxerrois in the blend.
4.6
Barmes Buecher Cremant d Alsace Extra Brut
Domaine Barmes-Buecher
4.5
Schoffit Clos Saint Theobald Rangen Pinot Auxerrois
Domaine Schoffit
4.3
Ostertag Hengst Pinot Blanc
Domaine Ostertag
4.2
Josmeyer Pinot Blanc Mise du Printemps
Domaine Josmeyer
4.2
Lucien Albrecht Cremant d Alsace Brut
Maison Lucien Albrecht
4.2
Rene Mure Cremant d Alsace Brut
Domaine Mure - Clos Saint-Landelin
4.2
Weinbach Pinot Blanc Reserve
Domaine Weinbach
4.1
Maison Cattin Cremant Jacques Cattin
Maison Cattin
4.1
Pierre Sparr Cremant d Alsace Brut Reserve
Maison Pierre Sparr Successeurs
Rorschwihr family domaine with library cellar stretching back four decades, specialising in long-aged Rorschwihr lieux-dits Riesling, Gewurztraminer and Pinot Gris.
Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings by appointment at the Rorschwihr winery.
Signature wines: Kappelweg Riesling, Moenchreben Gewurztraminer, Stegreben De Rorschwihr
Tip: Rolly Gassmann releases its wines with extended bottle age; current vintages frequently sit five to ten years behind release.
Orschwihr Cremant specialist founded by Balthazar Albrecht in 1698, a historic house involved in the 1976 founding of the Cremant d'Alsace AOC.
Tasting: Cellar visits at the Orschwihr house; Cremant tastings are a particular focus.
Signature wines: Cremant Brut Rose, Pfingstberg Riesling, Cremant Brut Blanc
Kientzheim domaine farmed by cousins Philippe and Frederic Blanck across 36 hectares with parcels in four neighbouring Grands Crus on granite and limestone.
Tasting: Daily cellar visits and tastings at the Kientzheim winery.
Signature wines: Schlossberg Riesling, Furstentum Gewurztraminer, Wineck Schlossberg Riesling
Wolfberger is a major Cremant d'Alsace producer and the Brut is a reliable supermarket value. Crisp apple and brioche from a Pinot Blanc and Auxerrois base, traditional-method, comfortably under fifteen euros.
Tip: Use this as the house aperitif fizz; the rose version is also under fifteen euros and useful with charcuterie, while the cuvee Prestige is the small step up.
The cooperative cave at Pfaffenheim turns out a clean, fruit-forward Pinot Blanc at unbeatable price, the easiest weekday white in Alsace. Soft apple and pear with a low-acid finish, comfortably under fifteen euros.
Tip: Pinot Blanc is the underrated workhorse of Alsace; this bottle is the case for buying it by the case for summer apero use.
Josmeyer of Wintzenheim is Demeter biodynamic and the Mise du Printemps is its spring-release Pinot Blanc and Auxerrois blend. Fresh, low-key, salty and citrusy, the best biodynamic Pinot Blanc under twenty euros on the wine route.
Tip: Mise du Printemps is released in spring as the name suggests; drink the youngest vintage you can find, ideally as an aperitif on a vineyard terrace.
Felix Meyer's small Katzenthal estate is a respected wine-route grower and the village Pinot Blanc is a generous, fleshy take on the variety. Stone fruit, salty finish, a step above supermarket Pinot Blanc.
Tip: Felix Meyer's Kaefferkopf and Wineck-Schlossberg Grand Crus are the bottles to chase, but the basic Pinot Blanc is the gateway under twenty euros.
Bergholtz's Loberger family makes a soft, generous Pinot Blanc that lands as a quiet wine-route bargain. Pear and saline finish, the kind of wine that disappears at table with no fuss for well under fifteen euros.
Tip: Bergholtz sits in the southern Haut-Rhin near Soultzmatt; Loberger's range is far easier to taste at the cellar than the village's bigger neighbours.
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