Looking for a good wine of Alsace Grand Cru of Alsace among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Alsace Grand Cru. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Alsace Grand Cru with technical and enological descriptions.
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Red wines from the region of Alsace Grand Cru go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of breaded veal cutlets, my mother's rabbit or bresse chicken with yellow wine and morels.
On the nose the red wine of the region of Alsace Grand Cru. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earth or pomegranate and sometimes also flavors of sage, black fruit or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Alsace Grand Cru. is a with a nice freshness.
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Alsace Grand Cru is the appellation for the best still white wines in the Alsace region of northeastern France. Created in 1983, the appellation is based on a classification of the region's Vineyards made in 1975 and has been subject to several subsequent revisions. An Alsace Grand Cru wine is - almost without exception - produced from a single Grape variety. This will be indicated on the label, along with the name of the vineyard where the grapes were grown.
The grape varieties permitted under the appellation laws are Riesling, Gewürztraminer, Pinot Gris and Muscat. A small number of exceptions to this rule have emerged in recent years - the result of vigorous lobbying by local producers. The vineyards of Altenberg de Bergheim, Kaefferkopf and Zotzenberg are allowed to produce blended wines, each with its own permitted varieties and relative proportions. The promotion of Kaefferkopf to Grand Cru status and the delimitation of the appellation caused a controversy that made headlines in France.
Want to buy a white wine of Alsace Grand Cru cheap or sell a white wine of Alsace Grand Cru at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.
White wines from the region of Alsace Grand Cru go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of chicken pie, tuna, goat cheese and mustard pie or turkey escalope with curry.
On the nose the white wine of the region of Alsace Grand Cru. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, caramel or acacia and sometimes also flavors of yellow apple, melon or musk. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Alsace Grand Cru. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
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Pinot Gris is a grey grape variety mutated from Pinot Noir. It has its origins in Burgundy, where it is called pinot-beurot in reference to the colour of the grey robes worn by the monks of the region. Established in Alsace since the 17th century, pinot gris was called tokay until 2007. It is made up of bunches of small berries that vary in colour from pink to blue-grey. It is particularly well suited to the continental climate because it is resistant to the cold in winter and to spring frosts. This variety also likes dry limestone soils with plenty of sunshine in the summer. Pinot Gris is well suited to late harvesting or to the selection of noble grapes, depending on the year and the concentration of sugars in the berries. Pinot Gris wines are distinguished by their aromatic complexity of white fruits, mushrooms, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc., and their great finesse. In the Loire Valley, pinot gris is used in the Coteaux-d'Ancenis appellations. It gives dry or sweet wines with pear and peach aromas.
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Sparkling wines from the region of Alsace Grand Cru go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of squid from the mouth of the cavado river (portugal), chicken curry and onions or macaroons foie gras / figs.
On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Alsace Grand Cru. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, apples or green apple and sometimes also flavors of lemon, pear or tree fruit. In the mouth the sparkling wine of the region of Alsace Grand Cru. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
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A phase in the vegetative cycle of the vine that takes place in summer, usually in August, when the grapes change colour from green to red (for reds) or yellow (for whites). This stage heralds the beginning of ripening.
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Sweet wines from the region of Alsace Grand Cru go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of croziflette, salmon steak on a bed of leeks or hawaiian pizza.
On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Alsace Grand Cru. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, tropical fruit or apricot and sometimes also flavors of earth, tree fruit or oak. In the mouth the sweet wine of the region of Alsace Grand Cru. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
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The practice of removing excess bunches of grapes from certain vines, usually in July, but sometimes later. This is often necessary, but not always a good thing, as the remaining grapes tend to gain weight.
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