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Appellation

Goldert

Identity card

Grand cruAOPWhite

Alsace › Alsace Grand Cru · Recognised on 23 November 1983

  1. Grand cru
  2. Regional

Key points

  1. Commune: Gueberschwihr (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: Oolitic limestone above, conglomerate below
  • Water: Well-drained soil keeps grapes healthy late on

Wine style

  • structuring acidity
  • fruity
  • full-bodied
  • complex

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

"Alsace grand cru Goldert" is one of the fifty-one "Alsace grand cru" appellations, in the commune of Gueberschwihr (Haut-Rhin), recognised in 1983. The bedrock pairs oolitic limestone high on the slope with conglomerate under Quaternary deposits lower down, where limestone and sandstone debris sit in a well-drained clay matrix.

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