Domaine Marcel Deiss Engelgarten Cru d’Alsace

Domaine Marcel Deiss Engelgarten Cru d’Alsace

Wine Information
A Magnificent Terroir of Gravel which is located off the canon of medieval fortifications of Bergheim. This Terroir, by its gravel structure and remarkable water deficit in September, allows obtaining a real maturity for the grape skins as the vines are weak with a limited yield.

Thus, the seal of Engelgarten is marked by the different grape varieties co-planted. A great dry, fat and mineral white wine, with a beautiful ample and bright bouquet where aromas of pear and cooked orange peel are wrapped in an intense minerality. Like all Gravel Terroir, Engelgarten present a warm feeling in the palate, the sweet notes of ripe white fruits and stringency at the end of palate evolving towards some mineral structure, tight and long-lasting. A wine can be easily paired with food just like all the other wines from the white gravel terroir.  

Ageing Potential: 10 years

Food pairing: Sea food: shellfish (shrimps, scampis, crabs, oysters). Fishes in the oven. Salty pies. Cow cheeses ( Brillat-Savarin) and foft sheep’s cheeses.

Varieties: Muscat, Riesling, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir
Vine Age: Planted 1977-1997
Vine Density: 8,000-12,000 per ha
Terroir:"Graves" terroir of gravels on white soil, frequently faces hydric stress
Viticulture: Certified organic (Ecocert) and biodynamic
Vinification: Very slow whole-cluster pressing, up to 12-hours, natural yeast fermentations. Aged for 12 months in large, ancient foudres. 
Sweetness level: Dry/ fruity

 

"The garden of the angels"
Engelgarten is one of the most famous terroirs in Bergheim. The remarkably filtering soil allows for beautifully ripened fruit. The vine is quite old and worked with extreme care: manual de-weeding, short pruning, plowing, and composting. The vine struggles and gives limited yields with an excellent complexity.

  • Product Name: Engelgarten Cru d’Alsace
  • Producer: Domaine Marcel Deiss
  • Importer: Becky Wasserman Selections
  • Country Region Appellation:
    • Alsace
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    • Alsace
    • Alsace Grand Cru
  • Varietal: Muscat/Riesling/Pinot Gris/Pinot Noir
  • Agricultural Standards: Biodynamic , Organic
  • ALC %: 13.5