Chasselas

Gutedel, known in Alsace and Switzerland as Chasselas, is one of humanity’s oldest cultivated grape varieties and possesses the gift of subtly translating its origin into the glass. Since the variety naturally brings mild acidity and subtle fruit aromas, it transports the soil and yeast contact in a particularly puristic way. The result is dense, honest wines full of mineral freshness, often supported by delicate almond notes and a fine herbal spice.

On the limestone and loess soils of the Markgräflerland, Winery at the Klotz coaxes a salty vibrancy from the grape, resulting in wines with nuances of light tobacco and ripe peach. That the variety can also develop a fascinating depth in Alsace is proven by Domaine Albert Mann, whose Chasselas gains a multi-layered structure with notes of mandarin and ginger through ageing in amphora.