Pinot Noir Grand P (von Grand Cru Pfersigberg) AC 2023
A powerful, dry Pinot Noir from the historic Alsatian Grand Cru vineyard site of Pfersigberg near Eguisheim, setting new benchmarks for Alsace red wine with its dark berry fruit, pronounced acidity and great ageing potential.
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Deep violet-red with only minimal lightening towards the rim.
Nose
Sour cherry, wild raspberry, cassis and fresh blackberry, alongside dark chocolate, earth, tobacco and truffle; fine spicy notes of cinnamon, juniper and clove over a stony minerality.
Palate
Powerful and concentrated with demanding sour cherry fruit, youthfully firm acidity and noticeable tannins; bright, precise and with a broad, fruit-intense finish.
Character
A still reserved but grandly conceived Grand Cru Pinot with finesse and structure — needs air or cellar time; decant or leave open for several days.
Pairing
Ideal with game dishes such as saddle of venison with lingonberries, braised leg of lamb or a rich mushroom risotto.
Notes
Grapes from around 40-year-old vines on limestone and calcareous sandstone; hand-harvested in 20 kg crates, gentle infusion vinification with 25% whole bunches, spontaneous fermentation, 17 months in barriques (11% new) and no fining — from a Demeter-certified estate with a long tradition of biodynamic viticulture.
Tasting note
Colour & appearance
Deep violet-red with subtle lightening towards the rim – dense, youthful and promising.
Nose
Still reserved in its youth, yet with air a fascinating spectrum unfolds: sour cherry, wild raspberry, cassis and fresh blackberry, backed by dark chocolate, truffle, tobacco and fine spices such as cinnamon, juniper and clove. A stony, almost mysterious minerality hovers above it all.
Palate
Powerful and concentrated, with assertive sour cherry fruit, marked acidity and firm, youthful tannins. Remarkably graceful for its strength – bright and clear, with summer flowers and red berries woven through a broad, fruit-dense body. A wine that keeps its distance for now but promises great things to come.
Finish
Long and expansive – a veritable explosion of fruit, carried by vibrant acidity and a lingering mineral resonance.
Terroir & origin
The grapes come from the Grand Cru Pfersigberg near Eguisheim, whose name already appears in 16th-century lease documents. Limestone and calcareous sandstone define the soil, and the roughly 40-year-old vines face south and south-west. Domaine Albert Mann in Wettolsheim – run by Jacky Barthelmé and his son Antoine – has been farmed biodynamically and Demeter-certified since 1997, across 25 hectares in six Grand Cru vineyard sites.
Grape variety & vinification
Pure Pinot Noir, harvested by hand into small 20-kilo crates. In the cellar, the principle is infusion rather than extraction: gravity-fed fermentation in open-top tanks, spontaneous fermentation with 25% whole bunches, malolactic conversion in spring. 17 months in barrique, 11% new oak, unfined.
Food recommendations
A serious food wine: duck breast with cherries, saddle of venison, roast lamb or truffle risotto. Also an excellent match with aged Munster or mushroom dishes.
Special notes
A red wine from Alsace – and one that sets the benchmark. Despite the heat of the 2023 vintage, Grand P retains freshness and mineral coolness. Be sure to decant or allow a few years’ patience: this Pinot will open up magnificently in time.
