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Appellation

Mandelberg

Identity card

Grand cruAOPWhite

Alsace › Alsace Grand Cru · Recognised on 17 December 1992

  1. Grand cru
  2. Regional

Key points

  1. Communes: Mittelwihr and Beblenheim (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: Marl-limestone soil over Tertiary conglomerate
  • Soils: Dolomite stones rich in magnesium

Wine style

  • pronounced fruit
  • great finesse
  • fleshy
  • rich

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

"Alsace grand cru Mandelberg" is one of the fifty-one "Alsace grand cru" appellations, in the communes of Mittelwihr and Beblenheim (Haut-Rhin), recognised in 1992. The marl-limestone soil overlies Tertiary conglomerate from the edge of the Rhine graben, rich in dolomitic pebbles that enrich the soil with magnesium.

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