Alsace Half-Day Wine Tour from Strasbourg
Depart from Strasbourg on a half-day tour along the Alsace wine route to discover some of the best wines of France. Visit 2 wineries, learn about the 7 types of Alsace wines.
Structure
Drinking window
Best 5 to 15 years from vintage.
vintage5 yrs15 yrs17 yrs
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: white peach, Muscat lift, yellow flower, wet pebble
Palate: pear, candied citrus, salt, ginger
Deiss's complanted Engelgarten lieu-dit, a hot, gravel-rich site that gives a more fruit-forward and aromatic complanted expression. Premier Cru tier.
What it pairs with
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Tarte flambee
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Cream-bacon flatbread with the complanted aromatic lift. -
Roast chicken with herbs
Aromatic and gently sweet for a weeknight bird. -
Thai green curry
Muscat-led aromatic blend handles lemongrass and chilli.
How to serve Marcel Deiss Engelgarten
Allow 5 minutes from open to pour.
- Open and pour. Open and pour directly. No decanting required for this style.
- Serve at 8-10°C. Cellar temperature (8-10°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
- Glassware. Use a smaller all-purpose white glass: the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
- Pair with. Tarte flambee, Roast chicken with herbs, Thai green curry. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.
History
Engelgarten is a gravelly Bergheim lieu-dit that Deiss has bottled as a complanted single-vineyard wine since the late 1990s, and that joins the Alsace Premier Cru list.
- 1998: Deiss begins complanted Engelgarten bottling
- 2023: Alsace Premier Cru list announced including Engelgarten
Facts
- Producer
- Domaine Marcel Deiss · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Muscat, Riesling
- Classification
- Alsace AOC Premier Cru
- Oak
- Old foudre; no new oak
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- EUR 30 to 50 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5-15 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1998
Frequently asked about Marcel Deiss Engelgarten
What does Marcel Deiss Engelgarten taste like?
On the nose, white peach, Muscat lift, yellow flower, wet pebble. On the palate, pear, candied citrus, salt, ginger. Structurally medium-bodied, high acidity with a long finish. Deiss's complanted Engelgarten lieu-dit, a hot, gravel-rich site that gives a more fruit-forward and aromatic complanted expression. Premier Cru tier.
When should I drink Marcel Deiss Engelgarten?
Drink 5-15 from vintage. Young vintages benefit from 30-90 minutes of decanting; mature bottles should be handled carefully for sediment.
What food pairs with Marcel Deiss Engelgarten?
Tarte flambee is the canonical pairing. Other strong matches include Roast chicken with herbs and Thai green curry. Cream-bacon flatbread with the complanted aromatic lift.
What grapes are in Marcel Deiss Engelgarten?
The blend is Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Muscat, Riesling. The wine is classified as Alsace AOC Premier Cru.
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