Domaine Marc Kreydenweiss, Wiebelsberg Grand Cru Riesling

Light yellow, light green reflections. The bouquet is floral and subtle; broom, acacia, lily and jasmine, verbena, lemongrass, mint, green anise and nettle. Apple, apricot, pineapple and orange are evident. Nori seaweed, seashell. Bergamot, four spices, coriander seed and star anise make an appearance on the back palate, it is svelte and sappy, bursting with flavours of apple, Conference pear, Reine-Claude plum, candied pineapple, enhanced with a citrus notes. A tangy touch of citrus, spicy minerality and ginger on the crisp finish.

Domaine Marc Kreydenweiss is located in Andlau, in Alsace, between Strasbourg and Colmar, in the area called Piemont des Vosges. Nestled at the bottom of the mountains, the vineyard benefits from a continental climate and the soils are based on a mosaic of terroirs which are completely different from each other in term of geology; pink sandstone, black slate and blue slate and marls and limestone. Marc Kreydenweiss transmitted his passion of the wine, terroirs and biodynamical to his children. Antoine Kreydenweiss who is accompanied by his wife Charlotte, their daughters Zoe, Lilou and Leonie, the whole team and his horse. Together they show the same passion; create wines with personality and reveal soul of each terroir. The winery covers 13.5 hectares of vineyard, including 3 Grand Crus of Andlau: Wiebelsberg, Moenchberg and Kastelberg. A new grand cru is now part of the terroir diversity of the Domaine; the Kirchberg in Barr. The winemaking is based on natural methods, with the respect of the equilibrium of each wine that they produce.