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Appellation

Eichberg

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Grand cruAOPWhite

Alsace › Alsace Grand Cru · Recognised on 23 November 1983

  1. Grand cru
  2. Regional

Key points

  1. Commune: Eguisheim (Haut-Rhin).
  2. Minimum natural alcohol: 12.5% (Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris), 11% (others).
  3. Hand-harvested; bottling required in the Bas-Rhin or Haut-Rhin.

Grape varieties

White wine only

Allowed varieties

RieslingGewurztraminerPinot GrisMuscat à Petits GrainsMuscat Ottonel

One variety per wine; only the muscats may be blended together

Muscat à petits grains, white or pink

Production rules

  • 50

    hl/ha

    Maximum yield

  • 4,500

    vines/ha

    Minimum planting density

Minimum ageing: At least until 1 November of the year after the harvest

Terroir

  • Soils: Limestone conglomerate and marl
  • Soils: Clayey soil, sometimes siliceous, full of stones

Wine style

  • marked minerality
  • lively acidity
  • fruity and floral
  • austere when young
  • long-lived

Boundaries: INAO, AOC vineyard plot delimitation (September 2026 edition) · Open Licence

"Alsace grand cru Eichberg" is one of the fifty-one "Alsace grand cru" appellations, in the commune of Eguisheim (Haut-Rhin), recognised in 1983. The bedrock is limestone conglomerate and marl, overlain lower on the slope by colluvium of the same nature which may include sandstone scree and pebbles, separated from the conglomerate by a layer of yellow clay of varying thickness.

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