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Alsace Pinot Gris Hahnenberg Julien Klein 2023
12.5%
0.75L
Intensity
Julien Klein produces a 100% Pinot Gris from several plots on the Haut-Koenigsbourg slopes.
More infoThis Hahnenberg Pinot Gris is crafted from several of the estate’s parcels. The vines thrive in a soil of marl, gneiss, clay and sand, at an altitude of between 220 and 260 metres. They are situated between Colmar and Strasbourg, just north of the renowned Alsatian village of Ribeauvillé. The 30-year-old vines benefit from a west, south-west exposure. The plots are actually located to the north of Kintzheim, in the direction of Chatenois, on the slopes of Haut-Koenigsbourg. They include Omeisel, Hohwerb, Guldental and Funden Weg. Here, the vines are pruned short and the grapes are manually harvested at peak ripeness. Julien Klein cultivates his estate applying organic farming principles, respecting living organisms and avoiding the use of pesticides.
In the winery, traditional, low-intervention winemaking allows the Riesling to fully express its character. The wines are matured for long periods varying from 18 to 24 months.
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Alsace Pinot Gris Hahnenberg Julien Klein 2023
The wine
This Hahnenberg Pinot Gris is crafted from several of the estate’s parcels. The vines thrive in a soil of marl, gneiss, clay and sand, at an altitude of between 220 and 260 metres. They are situated between Colmar and Strasbourg, just north of the renowned Alsatian village of Ribeauvillé. The 30-year-old vines benefit from a west, south-west exposure. The plots are actually located to the north of Kintzheim, in the direction of Chatenois, on the slopes of Haut-Koenigsbourg. They include Omeisel, Hohwerb, Guldental and Funden Weg. Here, the vines are pruned short and the grapes are manually harvested at peak ripeness. Julien Klein cultivates his estate applying organic farming principles, respecting living organisms and avoiding the use of pesticides.
In the winery, traditional, low-intervention winemaking allows the Riesling to fully express its character. The wines are matured for long periods varying from 18 to 24 months.
About the Producer Julien Klein
A real ‘child of the region’, the son of cooperative winegrowers, he established his estate in Kintzheim in 2017. Winemaker, artisan and farmer in the truest sense of the terms, he puts a great deal of energy into his work in the vineyard, reducing intervention to a minimum in the winery. There, everything is done by hand and foot! Little machinery is used between the rows of vines and the paths are well grassed. The pruning is kept short, the harvest is carried out by hand, and the grape varieties are perfectly suited to the terroir and each parcel. Certified organic and closely attuned to natural winemaking practices, his wines spend two years in the cellar before being bottled. Each bottle produced captures all the richness and complexity of his terroirs, all the history of his localities, all the freshness of his grapes, and all the delicacy of his vines.
The freshness and frankness of his wines have caught the attention of the French magazine La Revue du Vin de France, who have included him, along with 14 others, in their ‘winemakers to watch’ for 2025. So, follow the guide!
