Winery Jean Sipp - Riesling  Grand Cru 'Altenberg de Bergheim'

Winery Jean SippRiesling Grand Cru 'Altenberg de Bergheim'

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Riesling Grand Cru 'Altenberg de Bergheim' of Winery Jean Sipp is a white wine from the region of Alsace Grand Cru 'Altenberg de Bergheim' of Alsace.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).

Taste structure of the Riesling Grand Cru 'Altenberg de Bergheim' from the Winery Jean Sipp

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Riesling Grand Cru 'Altenberg de Bergheim' of Winery Jean Sipp in the region of Alsace is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Riesling Grand Cru 'Altenberg de Bergheim' of Winery Jean Sipp in the region of Alsace often reveals types of flavors of honey, earth or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, dried fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Jean Sipp's Riesling Grand Cru 'Altenberg de Bergheim'.

Winemaker
Jean-Jacques Sipp
Grape varieties
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

Last vintages of this wine

Riesling Grand Cru 'Altenberg de Bergheim' - 2013
In the top 100 of of Alsace Grand Cru 'Altenberg de Bergheim' wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Riesling Grand Cru 'Altenberg de Bergheim' - 2012
In the top 100 of of Alsace Grand Cru 'Altenberg de Bergheim' wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Riesling Grand Cru 'Altenberg de Bergheim' - 2011
In the top 100 of of Alsace Grand Cru 'Altenberg de Bergheim' wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Riesling Grand Cru 'Altenberg de Bergheim' from Winery Jean Sipp are 2013, 2011, 2012

Informations about the Winery Jean Sipp

The winery offers 39 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Alsace Grand Cru 'Altenberg de Bergheim' in the region of Alsace

The Winery Jean Sipp is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 44 wines for sale in the of Alsace Grand Cru 'Altenberg de Bergheim' to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Alsace
In the top 35000 of of France wines
In the top 2000 of of Alsace Grand Cru 'Altenberg de Bergheim' wines
In the top 35000 of white wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Alsace Grand Cru 'Altenberg de Bergheim'

The wine region of Alsace Grand Cru 'Altenberg de Bergheim' is located in the region of Alsace Grand Cru of Alsace of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Marcel Deiss or the Domaine Gustave Lorentz produce mainly wines white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Alsace Grand Cru 'Altenberg de Bergheim' are Gewurztraminer, Riesling and Pinot gris, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Alsace Grand Cru 'Altenberg de Bergheim' often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, almonds or banana and sometimes also flavors of nutmeg, spices or beeswax.


The wine region of Alsace

Alsace, located in the extreme north-east of France, is Distinguished from other French wine regions by its strong Franco-Germanic influences. These influences are the result of a back-and-forth between the German and French sovereignties over the last few centuries. They can be seen not only in the architecture and culture of Alsace, but also in the wines. Alsace wines are produced under three main appellations: Alsace and Alsace Grand Cru for still white wines (Sweet and Dry), and Crémant d'Alsace for Sparkling wines.

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The word of the wine: Liquid

Sweet wine containing more than 50 grams of residual sugar per liter. Sweet wines are made from grapes often affected by botrytis cinerea and concentrated either by passerillage (drying of the grapes on the vine stock), or after the harvest (straw wines), or by the cold (ice wines).

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