Panel tasting results: Superb Alsace grand cru Rieslings from two unique vintages

Founded in 1985 by Geneviève Buecher and François Barmès, this Wettolsheim estate is now led by their children Maxime and Sophie. They tend their 18ha...

A beacon of Alsace viticulture since 1626, Trimbach embodies excellence across 60ha of prime vineyards and rigorously selected grower parcels. Alongside the legendary 1.67ha monopole...

Propelled to legendary status by Léonard Humbrecht, the founder in 1959, and his son Olivier, this Turckheim estate has pioneered biodynamics with scientific rigour since...

Founded in 1810 and based in Guebwiller, Domaines Schlumberger is led by seventh-generation siblings Séverine and Thomas, with their uncle Alain Freyburger as winemaker. As...

Schlumberger owns 20ha of the 26ha Kitterlé grand cru. Situated on an impressive rocky spur with slopes approaching 60%, and three different exposures to the...

Pierre-Emile Humbrecht, of the family’s 13th generation, joined the domaine in 2019 and has been refining its signature power with millimetre-precision balance. The low yields...

Located in Wettolsheim, Domaine Albert Mann represents the union of two passionate dynasties, the Manns and Barthelmés. Led by Jacky and Maurice (who took over...

Of the two winemaking families behind the Domaine Albert Mann, it was the Barthelmés that brought prestigious Kientzheim parcels (just northwest of Colmar) into the...

Based in Ribeauvillé, Domaine Jean Sipp has been revitalised by Jean-Guillaume Sipp since he took the helm in 2014. Bringing a modern, rigorous perspective shaped...

Located in Dahlenheim, west of Strasbourg, Mélanie Pfister represents her family’s eighth generation. An engineer and oenologist, she succeeded her father André in 2006, refining...

Toasted bread, malted loaf and dried flower aromas; hints of acacia honey and dried nut. Rich, rounded and mineral. Fresh acidity gives lift, finishing with...

Ripe exotic fruit, warm spice and toasted nut aromas. Full and powerful yet finely cut, with brisk acidity and Hengst minerality building tension, finishing long,...

Orange marmalade, dried zest, confit lemon, flowers, pine needles and petrol. Vibrant, midweight, mineral. Cool freshness, savoury mushroom depth, flowing into a saline, stony finish.

White flower, stone fruit and citrus, crushed stone and gentle petrol aromas. Pure, generous, crisp with saline mineral drive and ripe intensity. Charming with an...

Vanilla, dried flowers and candied stone fruit drift into savoury mushroom and forest floor; dry, broad-shouldered, youthful. Ripe acidity and a touch of sweetness lift...

Candied peach, green wheat, smoke, mineral and petrol aromas. Intense yet delicate, precise and layered; fresh to the core, with salty drive, leaving a long,...

Beer hops, dried flower and exotic fruit aromas. Pure, dry, energetic, with depth and a vibrant texture. Lively acidity drives youthful tension, carrying tertiary hints...

Apple, quince and smoke with grilled nut and nutmeg; dry, salty, focused and deep. Mineral tension carries through the core, finishing long and characterful. Ready...

Rich, ripe fruit, caramelised pineapple aromas; creamy, deep and pure. Rounded texture and bright freshness carry through the core, finishing juicy and softly spiced. Charming.

Peach, apricot and tangerine aromas alongside exotic fruit; juicy, generous, bright. Vibrant acidity shapes a ripe, smooth palate, finishing clean and appetising. Delicious now or...

Smoky, dried herb and mineral aromas frame restrained, pure citrus fruit; supple and powerful, showing phenolic grip and fresh acidity. Poised, with a lengthy, fresh...