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Appellation

Froehn

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Grand cruAOPWhite

Alsace › Alsace Grand Cru · Recognised on 17 December 1992

  1. Grand cru
  2. Regional

Key points

  1. Commune: Zellenberg (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: A fault zone, mostly limestone; deep soils
  • Climate: Well ventilated, with wide temperature swings
  • Water: Rich soils that do not suffer from drought

Wine style

  • fruity and rich
  • minerality with age
  • slight bitterness
  • saline touch

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

"Alsace grand cru Froehn" is one of the fifty-one "Alsace grand cru" appellations, in the commune of Zellenberg (Haut-Rhin), recognised in 1992. Well ventilated, with wide temperature swings in spring and autumn, the grand cru lies right on a fault zone, over predominantly limestone bedrock (marl, sandy limestone, carbonate sandstone) that yields rich, deep soils little troubled by drought.

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