🏅 Awards & Ratings
97 Points – Decanter World Wine Awards (2023)
Best in Show – 2019 Vintage
🍇 Highlights
Winery: Maison Gustave Lorentz
Region: Alsace Grand Cru – Altenberg de Bergheim, France
Appellation: AOC Alsace Grand Cru
Grape Variety: 100% Riesling
Average Vine Age: 35 years
Style: White Wine – Green & Flinty
Production Attribute: Old Vines
ABV: 14.5%
Residual Sugar: 7.65 g/L
Total Acidity: 7.6 g/L
Drinking Window: 2025–2036
🍷 Tasting Notes
Eye: Intense, pale gold colour.
Nose: Elegant aromas of apple, pear, lemon oil and cardamom with remarkable purity, richness and balance.
Palate: Deep and intense with mineral tension, fine acidity, and a long, mouth-watering finish.
A Riesling of exceptional structure, showing both power and finesse, with outstanding aging potential.
🍽 Food Pairing
Pairs beautifully with refined dishes such as fine fish or poultry in delicate sauces.
Ideal for gastronomic cuisine where strength and elegance are desired together.
🏡 Origin
Crafted from 100% Riesling sourced from the classified Grand Cru Altenberg de Bergheim vineyard — the pride of Bergheim since the 13th century.
The vineyard’s clay and limestone soils and old vines (30–50 years) produce wines known for their perfect harmony between aromatic refinement and virile structure.
Certified organic, this Grand Cru epitomizes the precision and balance of Alsace’s best terroirs.
🌿 Vintage Notes – 2019
A vintage praised for its finesse, elegance, and precision.
After a slow start to the season, an ideal warm and dry late summer led to perfect ripeness and superb sugar-acid balance.
Harvested between October 4–7, 2019, the 2019 wines display clarity, richness, and longevity — a hallmark year for Alsace.
