Ripe and mellow apples, yellow pears, a hint of nutmeg, along with floral notes, herbs and a touch of preserved lemon
Palate
Delicate yet intense on the palate; vibrant, crystalline acidity and pronounced granite minerality, fine, elegant, almost silky
Character
A fine, almost ethereal Riesling with pure energy – neither sharp nor austere, but elegant and balanced
Pairing
Radish carpaccio with soured milk and oregano, risotto with prawns and lime, skrei with anise and lemon beurre blanc
Notes
Second vintage of this Grand Cru from Wineck-Schlossberg; vines planted in 1957, 1966 and 1974 on granite-rich soils in a sheltered south-southeast-facing site; vineyard in conversion to organic-biodynamic certification
Tasting note
Colour & Appearance
Pale straw yellow with a clear, almost translucent luminosity.
Nose
Fine and almost ethereal: ripe apples, yellow pears, a hint of nutmeg, along with blossom, herbs and a touch of salted lemon. A bouquet that whispers rather than shouts.
Palate
Delicate on the attack, then building in intensity. The granite drives a crystalline, vibrant acidity through the wine – energy without sharpness, tension without hardness. Dense yet silky, with a minerality that almost crackles on the palate.
Finish
Long and precisely delineated, with salty minerality and a freshness that lingers for minutes afterwards.
Terroir & Origin
The Wineck-Schlossberg covers 27.49 hectares across the communes of Katzenthal and Ammerschwihr. The south-southeast-facing slope rises from 280 to 400 metres and sits in the sheltered hollow of a small valley. The granitic soils unmistakably shape the wine – lending it that almost saline minerality which sets it apart from the other Rieslings of Domaine Albert Mann. The vines have been rooted in this hillside since 1957, 1966 and 1974.
Grape Variety & Vinification
Pure Riesling, vinified dry at 13.5% ABV. Domaine Albert Mann has been working biodynamically since 1997 and is Demeter-certified. This vineyard is still in the conversion phase towards organic and biodynamic certification – the previous owner already farmed it organically, and the Barthelmé family now continues to guide it in their own direction.
Food Pairings
Its fine acidity and salty minerality make it an ideal partner for radish carpaccio with soured milk and oregano, prawn and lime risotto or skrei with anise and lemon beurre blanc. It is also a choice that will not overwhelm the wine when served with grilled fish or goat’s cheese.
Special Notes
Only the second vintage of this Grand Cru – the first was released exclusively in magnums and was correspondingly rare. The old vines dating from the 1950s to the 1970s yield grapes of exceptional concentration. And then there is that acid structure: neither sharp nor austere, but vibrant and almost silky – a texture found only in granitic vineyard sites.
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