Marcel Deiss: Alsace, France

Pinot Blanc Bergheim

Pinot Blanc Bergheim, Alsace

This Pinot Blanc offers a serious richness, depth and complexity, all balanced by acidity. It has an opening of floral, fruit and honey notes that, typical of Deiss wines, is harmonized by minerality

Mostly Pinot Blanc but other Pinot varieties were blended as well.



2005 Vintage Reviews
“The Deiss 2005 Pinot Blanc displays lovely sweet floral notes, yellow cherry, and nut oils on the nose. Surprisingly sweet and creamy on the palate, but with vividly juicy yellow plum and cherry fruit, an impressive saturation of chalky mineral character (reflective of a location beneath Bergheim’s austere Grasberg), and formidable grip, this is even more opulent and intense than its 2004 counterpart. Its sheer richness will demand that one take care in pairing this Pinot Blanc with cuisine, but no one can deny this represents a lot of concentration and complexity and irresistible ripeness, not to mention an exceptional value.” 91 Wine Advocate, February 2008

2004 Vintage Reviews
“His 2004 Pinot Blanc, for instance, incorporates a sizeable measure of “Pinot Beurot” – which he is avidly propagating and is at pains to distinguish from what he considers the less interesting, larger-berried, Pinot Gris – in addition to a smidgen of Pinot Noir. Aromas of honey, grapefruit zest, wood smoke, and dried yellow plum lead to an intense, resinous, rich, pungently zesty, honeyed, and silken-textured palate and faintly sweet sensation of super-ripe fruit that would put this wine completely beyond the bounds of Pinot Blanc norms were it not for its lip-smacking, juicy, elegant and infectious finish. Then you look at the price and wonder why more growers – forget prestigious domaines like Deiss! – cannot offer something at least remotely close to this outstanding value.” 90 Wine Advocate, February 2008


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