Domaine Henry Fuchs et Fils :

Our Wines "Alsace - Terroirs"

Our Terroir Wines come from specific places, each providing particular complexity to the wines. Our ultimate goal in the vineyard, but also in the cellar, is to allow our wines to fully express these terroirs.

There also are Wines coming from the Grand Cru Kirchberg controlled appellation. Those vines require more than a decade to reach the deep mother rock and draw a minerality that will be revealed by wines.

Ribeauvillé Riesling

ype: dry white wine

Sweetness: 1 (scale from 1 = dry to 5 = liquor-like).

Terroir : late parcels on south-east facing slopes. There is one small parcel in the lower part of the Osterberg Grand Cru, and two others close to the Kirchberg Grand Cru.

Comment for the 2016 vintage: This Ribeauvillé Riesling is more complex than our regular Riesling. It develops characteristics citrus flavours in the nose. The mouth is complex and powerful but keep a nice balance and elegance thanks to this ripe aciditity coming from the terroir. Very good with fine fish and seafood, also with some French cheese like comté or beaufort.
Food and wine pairing : Preferably drunk between 10 and 11° C. This riesling is an excellent food wine. It has a natural affinity with fish in a cream sauce, traditional or fish sauerkraut, "Coq au Riesling", and some soft cheeses.

Best consumed: within 4 to 6 years.

Ribeauvillé Pinot Gris

Type: semi-dry white wine

Sweetness: 2 (scale from 1 = dry to 5 = liquor-like).

Terroir: These middle aged (25 years) parcels are on south/south-east facing slopes. These late parcels are located over the Kirchberg Grand Cru terroir, which gives the wine a structured acidity.

Comment for the 2016 vintage: Intense and open nose on ripe fruits (exotic) aromas, lightly smoked. Full-bodied in the palate, rich and lightly round wine with grilled-smoked notes in the final.

Food and wine pairing : preferably drunk between 8 and 10 ° C. This a food wine, perfect to accompany veal kidneys, meat or fish starters, lobster and crayfish, mushroom dishes (pan-fried girolles, mushroom risotto), white meat (Lamb navarin with spring vegetables.)

Best consumed: within 4 to 6 years.

Hagel Riesling

Type: dry white wine

Sweetness: 1 (scale from 1 = dry to 5 = liquor-like).

Terroir : One of the rare Ribeauvillé parcel planted on a gneiss terroir (decaying rock, very old, close to granite in composition) whereas other Ribeauville terroirs are principally chalky-marl based. This vineyard is in terrace as the land is very steep and rocks are close to the surface. East/south-east exposure.

Comment for the 2015 vintage: This wine opens clear, fresh and fine on the nose with refreshing lemon and white flowers notes. The mouth is crystalline and delicate with lovely mineral notes and a chiseled acidity. This delicate Riesling has a tense and lingering finish.

Food and wine pairing : preferably drunk between 10 and 12 ° C. Beautifully matched with raw fish in citrus marinade, napolitan spaghetti (tomato and anchovies) or linguini alle vongole.

Best consumed: within 10 to 15 years.

Grand Cru Kirchberg de Ribeauvillé Riesling

.O.C Alsace Grand Cru (French quality wines)

Type: dry white wine

Sweetness: 1 (scale from 1 = dry to 5 = liquor-like).

Terroir : Vineyard planted on the top of the Kirchberg Grand Cru, a chalky-marl soil in plateau, therefore cooler. South exposure.

Comment for the 2016 vintage: Intense and complex wine with citrus fruits peels aromas (grapefruit, lemon) very specific to the terroir. The palate is ripe and powerful but straight and elegant thanks to a beautiful acidity. Noble bitterness coming from marls structuring mouth end. Long and persistent finale.

Food and wine pairing : preferably drunk between 10 and 12 ° C. This wine is perfect with elaborated fish dishes such as fish baeckeoffe (creamy saffron sauce), fish sauerkraut (shallot and Riesling butter sauce), monkfish a l'armoricaine ( tomato and wine based sauce), fish filets with lobster sauce but also with some soft cheeses like St Marcellin or Pont l'Evêque.

Best consumed: within 15 to 20 years.

Grand Cru Kirchberg de Ribeauvillé Pinot Gris

A.O.C Alsace Grand Cru (French quality wines)

Type: semi-dry white wine

Sweetness: 1 (scale from 1 = dry to 5 = liquor-like).

Terroir: This vineyard is located on a marly-chalky-sandstone terroir, at the top of the Kirchberg Grand Cru, which is the most windy, flat and late-ripening section. South exposure.

Comment for the 2015 vintage: This wine has the distinctive characteristic of having fermented in small oak barrels, giving a light woody aroma and flavour. The nose develops toasted and smoked aromas with almond, candied fruits and honeysuckle touches. This is a round and full-bodied wine, complex in flavours, with a very long... finish.

Food and wine pairing : preferably drunk between 10 and 12 ° C. Love at first taste with wild smoked salmon, giblets such as sweetbreads or mushroom puff pastries.

Best consumed: within 15 to 20 years.

Grand Cru Kirchberg de Ribeauvillé Gewurztraminer

A.O.C Alsace Grand Cru (French quality wines)

Type: middle sweet white wine

Sweetness: 3 (scale from 1 = dry to 5 = liquor-like).

Terroir: Vineyard located on a marly-chalky-sandstone terroir, at the top of the Kirchberg Grand Cru, which is the most windy, flat and late-ripening section which offer a powerful acidity to the wine.
Comment for the 2016 vintage: Exotic and floral, powerful nose with letchi and passion fruit aromas. Full-bodied and intense in the palate, freshness is kept thanks to a beautiful acidity. Acidity and flavour are long in the palate
Food and wine pairing : preferably drunk between 10 and 12 ° C. Perfect with full-flavour dishes, exotic or spicy (tajine with fruits, sweet and sour chicken, caramel pork, chicken curry), strong cheese (Munster, Epoisse), medium-sweet dessert (flambée apple pie, exotic fruit sorbet).

Best consumed: within 15 to 20 years.

Rouge comme Renard Pinot Noir

A.O.C (French quality wines)

Type: red wine

Sweetness: 1 (scale from 1 = dry to 5 = liquor-like).

Terroir: The vineyard is located at the top of the Kirchberg Grand Cru area (but Pinot Noir does not enter into the Grand Cru Appellation.) The soil is composed of marl-limestone with touches of sandstone.

Comment for the 2015 vintage: This wine has aged in Burgundy barrels for almost a year. The robe is deep purple. The nose opens on black and sour cherries aromas with delicate smoky notes. The palate is silky and full and tannins fade slowly . It is a complex wine gifted with a nice tension.

Food and wine pairing : preferably drunk between 15 and 16 ° C (slightly cool), this wine perfectly matches the humus notes of morels found aside a pork filet mignon (with morels!); it is also great with thyme lamb chops, kidneys or pan-fried veal liver.

Best consumed: within 15 to 20 years.