Cuvées

Achillee Edelzwicker

4.2

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Funky · Easygoing

Domaine AchilleeAlsace€€€€€€€Still White

Achillee's natural Edelzwicker, the traditional Alsace blend of noble and lesser grapes. Biodynamic, vibrant, low-intervention.

Albert Boxler Brand Gewurztraminer

4.5

Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Domaine Albert BoxlerAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Boxler's Brand Gewurztraminer, a warm-site granite expression. Concentrated rose, lychee and ginger with the cuvee's saline mineral lift.

Albert Boxler Brand Riesling

4.6

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Domaine Albert BoxlerAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Boxler's Brand Grand Cru Riesling, from steep granite slopes above Turckheim. Warmer-site fruit than Sommerberg but with the same precise dry register.

Albert Boxler Sommerberg Pinot Gris

4.5

Off Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury

Domaine Albert BoxlerAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Boxler's Pinot Gris from Sommerberg granite, more austere than most Alsace Pinot Gris thanks to the steep, well-drained slope.

Albert Boxler Sommerberg Riesling E

4.7

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Domaine Albert BoxlerAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Boxler's E parcel selection on Sommerberg, a 70-year-old vine block on steep south-facing granite above Niedermorschwihr. Sharp, mineral, slow to age.

Albert Boxler Sommerberg Riesling L

4.6

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Domaine Albert BoxlerAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Boxler's L parcel selection on Sommerberg (formerly called Jeunes Vignes), younger granite vines but the same incisive mineral character.

Albert Mann Furstentum Gewurztraminer

4.6

Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Domaine Albert MannAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Albert Mann's Furstentum Gewurztraminer from limestone slopes above Sigolsheim. Concentrated, saline, with a particularly mineral cut for the grape.

Albert Mann Schlossberg Riesling L Epicentre

4.7

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Domaine Albert MannAlsace€€€€€€€€€Still White

Albert Mann's selection from the heart of Schlossberg, the original 1.5 hectare epicentre of the Grand Cru. Biodynamic, structured for the cellar.

Albert Mann Steingrubler Gewurztraminer

4.4

Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Domaine Albert MannAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Albert Mann's Steingrubler Gewurztraminer from gentle limestone slopes above Wettolsheim. Lighter than Furstentum but in the same aromatic Grand Cru register.

Albert Seltz Zotzenberg Sylvaner

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Domaine Albert SeltzAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Albert Seltz's Zotzenberg Sylvaner, the only Sylvaner permitted on a Grand Cru in Alsace. Seltz led the campaign for Sylvaner's recognition on Zotzenberg.

Barmes Buecher Hengst Riesling

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Domaine Barmes-BuecherAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Barmes-Buecher's Hengst Riesling from calcareous-marl slopes above Wintzenheim. Biodynamic, limestone-driven, dry and slowly developing.

Barmes Buecher Steingrubler Gewurztraminer

4.4

Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Domaine Barmes-BuecherAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Barmes-Buecher's Steingrubler Gewurztraminer from limestone slopes above Wettolsheim. Concentrated rose and lychee in a saline biodynamic register.

Beck Hartweg Frankstein Riesling

4.4

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Domaine Beck-HartwegAlsace€€€€€€€Still White

Beck-Hartweg's Frankstein Riesling from coarse granite around Dambach-la-Ville. Biodynamic, dry, with the brisk, light register of Dambach granite.

Bernard Bohn Riesling Schiste

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Funky · Elegant

Domaine BohnAlsace€€€€€€€Still White

Bernard Bohn's natural-style Schist Riesling from Reichsfeld in the Lower Vosges. Biodynamic, smoky, mineral; one of the few Steige-schist bottlings in Alsace.

Bott Geyl Furstentum Gewurztraminer

4.5

Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Domaine Bott-GeylAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Bott-Geyl's Furstentum Gewurztraminer from limestone-rich slopes above Kientzheim. Concentrated, saline and structured by altitude.

Bott Geyl Mandelberg Riesling

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Domaine Bott-GeylAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Bott-Geyl's Mandelberg Riesling from south-facing limestone-marl slopes near Mittelwihr, named for the almond trees that once dotted the slope.

Bott Geyl Schoenenbourg Riesling

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Domaine Bott-GeylAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Bott-Geyl's Schoenenbourg Riesling from marl-gypsum slopes above Riquewihr. Concentrated and saline with the cool-climate cut of the cru.

Bott Geyl Sonnenglanz Gewurztraminer

4.4

Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Domaine Bott-GeylAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Bott-Geyl's Sonnenglanz Gewurztraminer from south-facing marl-limestone slopes around Beblenheim. Sun-glanced fruit (the cru's name means 'sunshine') with a saline mineral lift.

Bruno Sorg Florimont Riesling

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Domaine Bruno SorgAlsace€€€€€€€Still White

Bruno Sorg's Florimont Riesling from limestone slopes near Ingersheim. The cru takes its name from 'flower hill' for its rich Vosges flora.

Cave de Ribeauville Clos du Zahnacker

4.5

Off Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Cave de RibeauvilleAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Cave de Ribeauville's Clos du Zahnacker is a near-monopole walled vineyard from the cooperative founded in 1895, complanted with the noble grapes.

Christian Binner Kaefferkopf Cuvee Beatrice

4.5

Off Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Funky · Elegant

Domaine Christian BinnerAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Binner's complanted Kaefferkopf, named for his daughter Beatrice. Field-blend of noble grapes in a natural-wine register; Kaefferkopf became Alsace's 51st Grand Cru in 2007.

Christian Binner Schlossberg Riesling

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Funky · Elegant

Domaine Christian BinnerAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Binner's natural-style Schlossberg Riesling. Bone-dry, granite-driven, often with a slight reductive twang from the no-added-sulfite winemaking.

Clos Sainte-Hune

5.0

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Maison TrimbachAlsace€€€€€€€€€€Still White

Trimbach's 1.67 hectare monopole inside Grand Cru Rosacker, declassified to Alsace AOC by family preference. Piercing dry Riesling that needs a decade to unwind into wax, citrus and Vosges granite salinity.

Cuvee Frederic Emile Riesling

4.8

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Maison TrimbachAlsace€€€€€€€€€Still White

Trimbach's flagship Riesling blends Grand Cru Geisberg and Osterberg fruit. Dry, structured, smoky, built to age but rich enough to drink young.

Dirler Cade Kessler Gewurztraminer

4.5

Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Domaine Dirler-CadeAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Dirler-Cade's Kessler Gewurztraminer from sandstone slopes above Guebwiller, biodynamic since the early 1990s. Concentrated rose and lychee with a saline lift.

Dirler Cade Kitterle Riesling

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Domaine Dirler-CadeAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Dirler-Cade's Kitterle Riesling from terraced sandstone slopes above Guebwiller. Smoky, dry, structured; biodynamic since the mid 2000s.

Dirler Cade Saering Riesling

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing

Domaine Dirler-CadeAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Dirler-Cade's Saering Riesling from sandstone slopes around Guebwiller. Biodynamic and bone-dry; the maison's everyday Grand Cru.

Dirler Cade Spiegel Gewurztraminer

4.3

Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Domaine Dirler-CadeAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Dirler-Cade's Spiegel Gewurztraminer from sandstone-marl slopes above Bergholtz. Concentrated rose and lychee with a saline lift.

Domaine Agape Rosacker Riesling

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Domaine AgapeAlsace€€€€€€€Still White

Domaine Agape (Hunawihr) Rosacker Riesling from limestone slopes in the cru that also houses Trimbach's Clos Sainte Hune. Organic and bone-dry.

Domaine Loew Muschelkalk Riesling

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Domaine LoewAlsace€€€€€€€Still White

Etienne Loew's Muschelkalk Riesling from limestone-marl slopes around Westhoffen in north Alsace. Demeter biodynamic, dry, structured.

Domaine Saint Remy Hengst Pinot Gris

4.3

Off Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Domaine Saint-RemyAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Domaine Saint-Remy's Hengst Pinot Gris from calcareous-marl slopes above Wintzenheim. Biodynamic Demeter, lightly off-dry.

Emile Beyer Pfersigberg Riesling

4.4

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Domaine Emile BeyerAlsace€€€€€€€Still White

Emile Beyer's Pfersigberg Riesling from limestone slopes above Eguisheim. Biodynamic, dry, structured.

Ernest Burn Clos Saint Imer Gewurztraminer

4.4

Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Domaine Ernest Burn - Clos Saint-ImerAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Ernest Burn's Clos Saint Imer is a walled monopole inside Grand Cru Goldert. The Gewurztraminer is the maison's flagship aromatic white.

Frederic Mochel Altenberg de Bergbieten Riesling

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Domaine Frederic MochelAlsace€€€€€€€Still White

Frederic Mochel's Altenberg de Bergbieten Riesling from marl-gypsum slopes in north Alsace. The family is a long-established landholder on this Grand Cru.

Frick Steinert Pinot Blanc Zero Sulfite

4.4

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Funky · Easygoing

Domaine Pierre FrickAlsace€€€€€€€Still White

Pierre Frick's Pinot Blanc from the limestone Steinert vineyard, bottled with zero added sulfites. Pioneering natural-wine work in Alsace from 1999 onward.

Gustave Lorentz Altenberg de Bergheim Riesling

4.4

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Maison Gustave LorentzAlsace€€€€€€€Still White

Gustave Lorentz's Altenberg de Bergheim Riesling from calcareous slopes above Bergheim. Organic, dry, structured.

Hugel Estate Riesling

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Famille HugelAlsace€€€€€€€Still White

Estate-only Riesling from the family's holdings in Riquewihr and Zellenberg, bottled dry and unoaked. Hugel's mid-tier Riesling.

Hugel Gentil

4.2

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Fruity

Famille HugelAlsace€€€€€Still White

Hugel's revival of the historic 'gentil' blend, with each variety vinified separately before being blended. Approachable apple, peach and a Gewurztraminer-led floral lift.

Hugel Grossi Laue Riesling

4.7

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Famille HugelAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Grossi Laue (Alsatian for 'great growth') is Hugel's bottling from their oldest plots in Schoenenbourg and Pflostig. Dry, stony, structured, built to age.

Hugel Schoelhammer Riesling

4.9

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Famille HugelAlsace€€€€€€€€€Still White

A single 0.45 hectare parcel high on Grand Cru Schoenenbourg, declassified to Alsace AOC because Hugel disagrees with the wider GC delimitation. Hugel's flagship dry Riesling, released as a multi-decade vintage statement.

Jean Becker Froehn Muscat

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Fruity

Domaine Jean BeckerAlsace€€€€€€€Still White

Jean Becker's biodynamic Muscat from Grand Cru Froehn near Zellenberg. Bone-dry but with the Muscat aromatic lift; among the few standalone Alsace Grand Cru Muscat bottlings.

Jean Francois Ginglinger Pfersigberg Riesling

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Domaine Jean-Francois GinglingerAlsace€€€€€€€Still White

Jean Francois Ginglinger's Pfersigberg Riesling from limestone slopes above Eguisheim. Biodynamic, dry, structured.

Jean Marie Haag Zinnkoepfle Gewurztraminer

4.3

Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Domaine Jean-Marie HaagAlsace€€€€€€€Still White

Jean-Marie Haag's Zinnkoepfle Gewurztraminer from south-Alsace limestone hill. Concentrated rose, lychee and ginger with a saline mineral lift.

Josmeyer Brand Riesling

4.6

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Domaine JosmeyerAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Josmeyer's Brand Grand Cru Riesling from steep granite above Turckheim. Concentrated and saline with the family's signature precision.

Josmeyer Gewurztraminer Les Folastries

4.3

Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Fruity · Easygoing

Domaine JosmeyerAlsace€€€€€€€Still White

Les Folastries is Josmeyer's village-level Gewurztraminer, named for the playful muses of Pierre de Ronsard. Aromatic but more restrained than typical Alsace Gewurz.

Josmeyer Hengst Riesling

4.6

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Domaine JosmeyerAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Josmeyer's Hengst Riesling from calcareous-marl above Wintzenheim. Slower-developing, herbal and limestone-driven.

Josmeyer Pinot Blanc Mise du Printemps

4.2

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Easygoing

Domaine JosmeyerAlsace€€€€€€€Still White

Mise du Printemps (spring bottling) is Josmeyer's young-vine Pinot Blanc-Auxerrois bottling, released as soon as the spring after harvest. Gentle, fresh, aperitif friendly.

Josmeyer Riesling Le Kottabe

4.4

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Domaine JosmeyerAlsace€€€€€€€Still White

Josmeyer's Le Kottabe is the maison's signature dry Riesling, named for an antique Greek wine-drinking game. Bone dry, citrus and stone.

Kuentz Bas Eichberg Gewurztraminer

4.4

Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Kuentz-BasAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Kuentz-Bas's flagship Gewurztraminer from Eichberg above Eguisheim. Concentrated rose and lychee with the cuvee's saline mineral lift; biodynamic since 2007.

Kuentz Bas Pfersigberg Riesling

4.4

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Kuentz-BasAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Kuentz-Bas's Pfersigberg Riesling from limestone slopes above Eguisheim. Dry, structured, saline; biodynamic in the new-ownership era.

Kuentz Bas Trois Chateaux Riesling

4.2

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Kuentz-BasAlsace€€€€€€€Still White

Kuentz-Bas's Trois Chateaux Riesling, named for the three medieval castles above Husseren-les-Chateaux. The maison's village-level dry Riesling.

Leon Beyer Cuvee Particuliere Gewurztraminer

4.3

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Leon BeyerAlsace€€€€€€€Still White

Beyer's mid-tier dry Gewurztraminer from Eguisheim-area plots. The accessible step below the Comtes d Eguisheim flagship; bone dry in the house style.

Leon Beyer Cuvee Particuliere Riesling

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Leon BeyerAlsace€€€€€€€Still White

Beyer's mid-tier dry Riesling from Eguisheim plots, more accessible in price than the Comtes but in the same austere mineral idiom.

Leon Beyer Cuvee des Comtes d Eguisheim Gewurztraminer

4.7

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Leon BeyerAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Beyer's flagship dry Gewurztraminer from Pfersigberg-area plots. Rose, lychee and white pepper, but unusually dry and structured for the grape.

Leon Beyer Cuvee des Comtes d Eguisheim Riesling

4.7

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Leon BeyerAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Beyer's flagship Riesling, sourced from old vines on the Pfersigberg slopes around Eguisheim. Steely, dry, mineral; built for a long cellar.

Leon Beyer Pinot Gris Reserve

4.3

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Savoury

Leon BeyerAlsace€€€€€€€Still White

Beyer's dry Pinot Gris reserve cuvee, fermented to dryness rather than the off-dry house style favoured by some Alsace producers. Smoky pear and almond weight.

Leon Boesch Zinnkoepfle Gewurztraminer

4.4

Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Domaine Leon BoeschAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Leon Boesch's biodynamic Zinnkoepfle Gewurztraminer. Concentrated rose and lychee from one of the highest Alsace Grand Crus.

Leon Boesch Zinnkoepfle Riesling

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Domaine Leon BoeschAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Leon Boesch's Zinnkoepfle Riesling from south-facing limestone-marl slopes above Westhalten. Biodynamic Demeter, dry and structured.

Lucien Albrecht Pfingstberg Riesling

4.2

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Maison Lucien AlbrechtAlsace€€€€€€€Still White

Lucien Albrecht's Pfingstberg Riesling from sandstone-marl slopes around Orschwihr. The maison is a long-established Pfingstberg landholder.

Marc Kreydenweiss Kastelberg Riesling

4.7

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Domaine Marc KreydenweissAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Marc Kreydenweiss's Kastelberg Riesling from steep Steige-schist slopes above Andlau. Biodynamic since 1989; smoky, dry, structured.

Marc Kreydenweiss Lerchenberg Pinot Gris

4.2

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Domaine Marc KreydenweissAlsace€€€€€€€Still White

Marc Kreydenweiss's Lerchenberg lieu-dit Pinot Gris from Andlau. Bone-dry, biodynamic, more austere than typical Alsace Pinot Gris.

Marc Kreydenweiss Moenchberg Pinot Gris

4.5

Off Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Domaine Marc KreydenweissAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Marc Kreydenweiss's Moenchberg Pinot Gris from limestone slopes above Andlau. Concentrated, lightly off-dry, with the biodynamic register of the domaine.

Marc Kreydenweiss Wiebelsberg Riesling

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Domaine Marc KreydenweissAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Marc Kreydenweiss's Wiebelsberg Riesling from sandstone slopes above Andlau. The sandstone counterpart to Kastelberg's schist; lighter, more aerial.

Marc Tempe Mambourg Gewurztraminer

4.5

Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Domaine Marc TempeAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Marc Tempe's Mambourg Gewurztraminer, long-lees aged in old foudre. Demeter biodynamic; concentrated rose, lychee and honey.

Marc Tempe Schoenenbourg Riesling

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Domaine Marc TempeAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Marc Tempe's Schoenenbourg Riesling, long-lees aged in old foudre. Biodynamic, structured by the marl-gypsum slope above Riquewihr.

Marcel Deiss Altenberg de Bergheim Grand Cru

4.9

Off Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Domaine Marcel DeissAlsace€€€€€€€€€Still White

Deiss's complanted Altenberg de Bergheim, with Riesling dominant in the field-blend. Calcareous Bergheim soils, long ageing, profound structure.

Marcel Deiss Burg

4.5

Off Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Domaine Marcel DeissAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Deiss's complanted Burg lieu-dit, on calcareous slopes around Bergheim, recently included in the Alsace Premier Cru list. A more accessible expression of the complanted style.

Marcel Deiss Engelgarten

4.4

Off Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Easygoing

Domaine Marcel DeissAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Deiss's complanted Engelgarten lieu-dit, a hot, gravel-rich site that gives a more fruit-forward and aromatic complanted expression. Premier Cru tier.

Marcel Deiss Langenberg

4.4

Off Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Domaine Marcel DeissAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Deiss's complanted Langenberg from sunny calcareous slopes, Premier Cru tier. Riesling-led and more austere than Engelgarten.

Marcel Deiss Mambourg Grand Cru

4.8

Off Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Domaine Marcel DeissAlsace€€€€€€€€€Still White

Marcel Deiss's flagship complanted Grand Cru, a field-blend of the Alsace noble grapes co-fermented on Mambourg's south-facing limestone. The estate's case for terroir over varietal.

Marcel Deiss Schoenenbourg Grand Cru

4.7

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Domaine Marcel DeissAlsace€€€€€€€€€Still White

Deiss's complanted Schoenenbourg above Riquewihr, marl-and-gypsum soils, Riesling-dominant. Cooler and more racy than Altenberg or Mambourg.

Melanie Pfister Engelberg Riesling

4.4

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Domaine Melanie PfisterAlsace€€€€€€€Still White

Melanie Pfister's Engelberg Riesling from northern Alsace limestone slopes near Dahlenheim. Biodynamic and bone-dry.

Meyer Fonne Wineck Schlossberg Riesling

4.4

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Domaine Meyer-FonneAlsace€€€€€€€Still White

Felix Meyer's Wineck-Schlossberg Riesling from granite slopes above Katzenthal. Bright, racy, granite-driven.

Ostertag Fronholz Pinot Gris

4.5

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury

Domaine OstertagAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Andre Ostertag's Fronholz Pinot Gris from a sandstone hill above Epfig. Barrel-aged in old wood (unusual in Alsace) for a deliberately Burgundian-textured Pinot Gris.

Ostertag Heissenberg Riesling

4.4

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing

Domaine OstertagAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Andre Ostertag's Heissenberg Riesling from sandstone slopes near Nothalten, alongside Muenchberg. Pure, dry, biodynamic; the maison's everyday Bas-Rhin Riesling.

Ostertag Hengst Pinot Blanc

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant

Domaine OstertagAlsace€€€€€€€Still White

Andre Ostertag's Pinot Blanc-Auxerrois from limestone-marl slopes, barrel-aged in old oak. Biodynamic, Demeter, almond-and-peach in a more serious register than typical Alsace Pinot Blanc.

Ostertag Muenchberg Riesling

4.8

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Domaine OstertagAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Andre Ostertag's Riesling from volcanic-sandstone Muenchberg Grand Cru above Nothalten. Sharp, smoky, structured; a Lower Vosges Riesling worth seeking out.

Ostertag Vignoble d E Sylvaner

4.2

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Easygoing

Domaine OstertagAlsace€€€€€€€Still White

Andre Ostertag's Sylvaner from old vines around Epfig. Andre led the Alsace revival of Sylvaner as a serious grape rather than a sub-varietal afterthought.

Paul Blanck Furstentum Riesling Vieilles Vignes

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Domaine Paul Blanck et FilsAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Paul Blanck's Furstentum Riesling from old limestone vines (old vines, vieilles vignes). Concentrated and saline; one of the maison's flagship Grand Crus.

Paul Blanck Mambourg Gewurztraminer

4.4

Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Domaine Paul Blanck et FilsAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Paul Blanck's Mambourg Gewurztraminer from south-facing limestone slopes above Sigolsheim. Concentrated and saline.

Paul Blanck Schlossberg Riesling

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Domaine Paul Blanck et FilsAlsace€€€€€€€€Still White

Paul Blanck's flagship Schlossberg Riesling from old vines on Kientzheim granite. The maison was the first to bottle Schlossberg as a single-vineyard wine from 1976.

Rene Mure Clos Saint Landelin Vorbourg Riesling

4.6

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

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Mure's Clos Saint Landelin is a monopole inside the Vorbourg Grand Cru, south of Colmar. The Riesling is concentrated, saline, structured by the cuvee's limestone-marl.

Rene Mure Cote de Rouffach Pinot Gris

4.2

Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Easygoing

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Mure's village-level Pinot Gris from the Rouffach hillsides. Plump, lightly off-dry, honeyed pear in a friendly register.

Rietsch Zotzenberg Sylvaner

4.4

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Funky · Elegant

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Jean-Pierre Rietsch's natural Zotzenberg Sylvaner. One of the few biodynamic natural bottlings of the only Alsace Grand Cru open to Sylvaner.

Rolly Gassmann Kappelweg Riesling

4.3

Off Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

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Rolly Gassmann's Kappelweg lieu-dit Riesling from Rorschwihr. Late-released with the maison's signature touch of residual sugar.

Rolly Gassmann Moenchreben Gewurztraminer

4.5

Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

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Rolly Gassmann's Moenchreben lieu-dit Gewurztraminer from Rorschwihr. Concentrated and saline; the maison aged in cellar 4 to 6 years before release.

Schlumberger Kessler Gewurztraminer

4.6

Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

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Schlumberger's Kessler Gewurztraminer from sandstone slopes above Guebwiller, slightly off-dry in style. Rose, lychee and a ginger-spice register.

Schlumberger Kitterle Riesling

4.7

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

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Schlumberger's flagship Kitterle Riesling from terraced sandstone vineyards above Guebwiller, often planted on slopes that need monorail access. Smoky, dry, structured.

Schlumberger Saering Riesling

4.4

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

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Schlumberger's most approachable Grand Cru Riesling, from sandstone slopes lower than Kitterle. Brisk citrus and stone.

Schlumberger Spiegel Pinot Gris

4.4

Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Savoury

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Schlumberger's Spiegel Pinot Gris from sandstone-marl slopes above Guebwiller. Smoky pear and almond in an off-dry register.

Schoffit Clos Saint Theobald Rangen Pinot Auxerrois

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

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Schoffit's Auxerrois from Rangen volcanic soil; one of the few Alsace producers who bottles single-cru Auxerrois rather than blending it as Pinot Blanc.

Schoffit Clos Saint Theobald Rangen Pinot Gris

4.7

Off Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

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Schoffit's volcanic Pinot Gris from Clos Saint Theobald. Concentrated, smoky, lightly off-dry; a distinctive Alsace Pinot Gris expression.

Schoffit Clos Saint Theobald Rangen Riesling

4.8

Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

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Schoffit's flagship Riesling from the Clos Saint Theobald inside Grand Cru Rangen, the southernmost Alsace volcano. Smoky and intensely mineral, structured for decades.

Schoffit Harth Vieilles Vignes Pinot Gris

4.3

Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Easygoing

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Schoffit's old-vine Pinot Gris from the Harth plot near Colmar. A more affordable, plump expression of the Schoffit style, off-dry and broad-shouldered.

Sipp Mack Rosacker Riesling

4.4

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

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Sipp Mack's Rosacker Riesling from limestone slopes above Hunawihr, the same Grand Cru that Trimbach's Clos Sainte Hune sits in.

Sylvie Spielmann Altenberg de Bergheim Riesling

4.4

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

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Sylvie Spielmann's Altenberg de Bergheim Riesling from calcareous Bergheim slopes. Biodynamic, dry, structured; one of the rare female-run domaines in Alsace.

Trapet Alsace Schoenenbourg Riesling

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

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Jean-Louis Trapet's Schoenenbourg Riesling, an Alsace branch of the famous Gevrey-Chambertin family. Biodynamic, dry, structured; a Burgundian eye on Alsace.

Trapet Alsace Sporen Gewurztraminer

4.5

Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

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Jean-Louis Trapet's Sporen Gewurztraminer from clay-rich slopes above Riquewihr. Biodynamic, concentrated rose, lychee and ginger with the cuvee's saline lift.

Trimbach Riesling Reserve

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

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Trimbach's house-style Riesling, blending fruit from multiple villages around Ribeauville. Bone-dry, citrus and stone, the textbook introduction to Alsace Riesling.

Valentin Zusslin Clos Liebenberg Riesling

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

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Valentin Zusslin's Clos Liebenberg monopole Riesling, on south-facing limestone above Orschwihr. Biodynamic and structured, with the salinity of a hillside-walled vineyard.

Valentin Zusslin Pfingstberg Riesling

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

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Zusslin's Pfingstberg Grand Cru Riesling from sandstone-marl slopes around Orschwihr. Biodynamic, dry, structured for the cellar.

Vincent Stoeffler Kirchberg de Barr Riesling

4.4

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

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Stoeffler's Kirchberg de Barr Riesling from limestone slopes around Barr. Biodynamic, dry, with the cru's clay-limestone weight.

Vincent Stoeffler Klevener de Heiligenstein

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

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Stoeffler's Klevener de Heiligenstein, a rare Alsace-only appellation for Savagnin Rose grown around five communes near Barr. Aromatic but more restrained than Gewurztraminer.

Weinbach Furstentum Gewurztraminer Cuvee Laurence

4.7

Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

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Weinbach's flagship Gewurztraminer from old vines on Furstentum's limestone slopes, named for one of Colette Faller's daughters. Concentrated, aromatic, structured.

Weinbach Pinot Blanc Reserve

4.2

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Easygoing

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Weinbach's Pinot Blanc, dominated by Auxerrois, from the walled Clos des Capucins vineyards. Soft, gentle, dinner-table friendly.

Weinbach Riesling Cuvee Theo

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

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Cuvee Theo, named for Theo Faller, is Weinbach's Alsace AOC Riesling, sourced from the Clos des Capucins vineyards around the domaine in Kientzheim.

Weinbach Schlossberg Riesling Cuvee Sainte Catherine

4.8

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

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Weinbach's flagship dry Riesling from old vines on Schlossberg granite, picked late on Saint Catherine's Day (25 November). The estate's most precise Riesling.

Weinbach Schlossberg Riesling L Inedit

4.9

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

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Weinbach's top Schlossberg parcel selection from the very oldest Schlossberg vines (planted in the 1940s). Released only in vintages that yield exceptional ripeness with retained acidity.

Wolfberger Eichberg Gewurztraminer

4.2

Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Fruity

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Wolfberger's Eichberg Gewurztraminer from limestone slopes above Eguisheim. Reliable co-op Grand Cru with the maison's friendly aromatic style.

Wunsch et Mann Hengst Riesling

4.2

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

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Wunsch et Mann's Hengst Riesling from calcareous-marl above Wettolsheim. Dry, mineral, structured.

Zind Humbrecht Brand Riesling

4.7

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

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Zind-Humbrecht's Brand Grand Cru Riesling from steep granite slopes above Turckheim. Warm-site fruit with sharp granite mineral lift; richer than Hauserer, drier than Windsbuhl.

Zind Humbrecht Clos Hauserer Riesling

4.7

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

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Zind-Humbrecht's monopole walled-vineyard Riesling, perched below Grand Cru Hengst on calcareous-marl soils. Pure dry Riesling, often singled out as a benchmark.

Zind Humbrecht Clos Saint Urbain Rangen Pinot Gris

4.9

Off Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

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Zind-Humbrecht's Clos Saint Urbain Rangen Pinot Gris, full-bodied and lightly off-dry. Honeyed pear, smoke and volcanic mineral grip.

Zind Humbrecht Clos Saint Urbain Rangen Riesling

5.0

Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

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Zind-Humbrecht's flagship Riesling from the Clos Saint Urbain inside Grand Cru Rangen, the volcanic-slope masterpiece. Smoky, intensely mineral, structured for two decades.

Zind Humbrecht Clos Windsbuhl Pinot Gris

4.7

Off Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

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Zind-Humbrecht's limestone-driven Pinot Gris monopole, lightly off-dry, structured by altitude and Muschelkalk.

Zind Humbrecht Clos Windsbuhl Riesling

4.8

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

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Zind-Humbrecht's Clos Windsbuhl monopole sits high above Hunawihr on Muschelkalk limestone. A cool-climate, slow-developing Riesling, structured for a long cellar.

Zind Humbrecht Heimbourg Pinot Gris

4.5

Off Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury

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Zind-Humbrecht's Heimbourg Pinot Gris from limestone slopes near Turckheim. Concentrated pear, almond and smoke in a confidently off-dry register.

Zind Humbrecht Hengst Gewurztraminer

4.7

Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

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Zind-Humbrecht's Hengst Gewurztraminer from calcareous-marl slopes above Wintzenheim. Power, concentration and a saline-honey core.