Alsace Grand Cru AOC
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Alsace Grand Cru is an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée for wines made in the Alsace wine region of France. The grand cru AOC was recognized in 1975 by the INAO with subsequent expansion in 1983 and 1992.[1]
The wines come from selected sites in the Alsace AOC region, located at altitudes between 200m and 300m. To qualify for grand cru status the yield of the vinyards has to be 65Hl/Ha of less. Currently 50 are listed, although experts debate that some of these sites are not of Grand Cru status, and some may have boundaries set too large. It is also controversial because of its restriction to only four varieties, as discussed below.
All wines are white and can be produced from the noble Alsace varieties: Riesling, Muscat, Pinot Gris and Gewürztraminer grapes. The initial regulations said these must be varietal wines, but it has since been extended to allow blends of these.
[edit] List of Alsasce Grand Crus
- Altenberg de Bergbieten
- Altenberg de Bergheim
- Altenberg de Wolxheim
- Brand
- Bruderthal
- Eichberg
- Engekberg
- Florimont
- Froehn
- Frankstein
- Furstentum
- Geisberg
- Gloeckelberg
- Goldert
- Hatschbourg
- Hengst
- Kastelberg
- Kanzlerberg
- Kessler
- Kirchberg de Barr
- Kirchberg de Ribeauville
- Kitterle
- Mambourg
- Mandelberg
- Marckrain
- Moenchberg
- Muenchberg
- Ollwiller
- Osterberg
- Pfersigberg
- Pfingstberg
- Praelatenberg
- Rangen
- Rosacker
- Saering
- Schlossberg
- Schoenenbourg
- Sommerberg
- Sonnenglanz
- Sporen
- Spiegel
- Steinert
- Steingrubler
- Steinklotz
- Vorbourg
- Wiebelsberg
- Wineck-Schlossberg
- Winzenberg
- Zinnkoepfle
- Zotzenberg
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Larousse Encyclopedia of Wine, Ed. C. Foulkes, p226
