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Appellation

Kirchberg de Barr

Identity card

Grand cruAOPWhiteRed

Alsace › Alsace Grand Cru · Recognised on 23 November 1983

  1. Grand cru
  2. Regional

Key points

  1. Red Pinot Noir recognised in 2022; the white since 1983.
  2. White: min. 12.5% natural alcohol (Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris), 11% (others).
  3. Red: at least 12% natural alcohol, 40 hl/ha at most, no enrichment.

Grape varieties

White

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

Red

Allowed varieties

Pinot Noir

At least 5,000 vines/ha for the red

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: Very stony marl-limestone soils
  • Climate: Sheltered from cold north winds
  • Water: Good drainage and stored warmth

Wine style

  • White
  • marked minerality
  • finesse
  • length
  • Red
  • dark colour
  • black fruit and spice
  • saline finish
  • long ageing

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

"Alsace grand cru Kirchberg de Barr" is one of the fifty-one "Alsace grand cru" appellations, in the commune of Barr (Bas-Rhin), recognised in 1983. Sheltered from cold north winds, with very stony marl-limestone soils that drain well and store heat, it is one of three grands crus, with Hengst and Vorbourg, that allow a red Pinot Noir wine, recognised here in 2022.

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