Vineyard

Our vineyard covers eighteen hectares and seven communes, namely KATZENTHAL, AMMERSCHWIHR, INGERSHEIM, RIQUEWIHR, KIENTZHEIM, COLMAR and BENNWIHR. The nature of the soils, the relief of the land and levels of exposure are therefore very varied. The soils range from poor quality filtering alluvial deposits (Colmar) to rich, deep clayey sandstone land (RIQUEWIHR), with granite in between (KATZENTHAL). The reliefs range from the flat (COLMAR) to the very steeply sloping (KATZENTHAL). The degrees of exposure are also very varied, ranging from the cooler western part which is suitable for the earlier vine types to the south-facing part which is very warm and sunny. This great variety of terroirs constitutes a distinctiveness and a richness in relation to may of the French vineyards.

GRANDS CRUS :

- WINECK-SCHLOSSBERG Grand cru - Katzenthal

Terroir of very crumbly binary mica granite planted with Riesling and Gewurztraminer.

- KAEFFERKOPF Grand cru - Ammerschwihr

Terroir with a very venerable reputation, with clayey, chalky sandstone soil, planted with Riesling Pinot Gris  and Gewurztraminer.

- FURSTENTUM Grand cru - Kientzheim

Terroir on south-facing calcareous clayey sandstone soil. Gewurztraminer vines.

- SPOREN Grand cru - Riquewihr

Terroir with stony, clayey calcareous soil. Gewurztraminer vines.

- SCHOENENBOURG Grand cru - Riquewihr

Terroir with a du Keuper calcareous marly soil (green marl), Riesling vines.

LOCALITIES :

- HINTERBURG DE KATZENTHAL

Terroir with granite soil (binary mica granite) with a rich clayey granitic sub-soil. Very crumbly rocks. The vineyard is on a very steep slope (more than 45%) planted in terraces. Pinot-Gris vines.

- DORFBURG - Ingersheim et Katzenthal

Terroir with an oolitic type calcareous marly soil. Pinot-Gris and Gewurztraminer vines.

- PFOELLER DE KATZENTHAL

Terroir with a muschelkalk (conchiferous limestone) soil. Riesling vines.