Ostertag - Alsace

Domain: Ostertag

Joining the family estate in 2015, Arthur Ostertag inherited not only a passion for wine but also a fascination with art, an approach that guides his work.

Located in Epfig, in the Lower-Rhine, the Domaine Ostertag ("Easter Day") has raised itself to the top of the hierarchy of Alsace properties in just two generations. Adolphe Ostertag created the Domaine in 1966. His son André took over in 1980, helped by his sister Annie. There are 15 hectares of vines, consisting of a hundred plots spread over five different terroirs. André Ostertag is in the habit of talking of the 80 gardens that he tends.
Trained in Burgundy, André has made quality his priority. Controlled yields, careful management of the vines, meticulous vinification, and ageing partially in barrels (for the Pinot Gris). In 1997, he converted the vineyard to organic farming (with AB certification) and then to biodynamic methods (without certification). Riesling, of which André Ostertag is a big fan, accounts for nearly 50% of the property's vines. The other varieties, in decreasing proportions, are Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Sylvaner, Pinot Noir and Muscat. Different combinations of terroirs, grape varieties and levels of ripeness enable the Domaine to produce about twenty cuvées each year. André Ostertag classifies them in three main families: fruit wines (expressing the variety and grape flavours); stone wines (expressing the terroir); and vins de temps (which involve both meanings of the French word "temps" i.e. "weather" and "time", resulting in late ripening or noble rot).

Riesling Muenchberg Grand cru - Riesling (White)

100% Riesling

A light wine with candied notes and a fine saline finish. An excellent expression of Muenchberg Grand Cru.

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Riesling Muenchberg Vendanges Tardives - Riesling (Sweet)

100% Riesling

A gloriously light and layered Riesling Vendanges Tardives with a rare intensity; putting the dynamic in biodynamic.

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Pinot Gris Muenchberg A360P - Pinot Gris (White)

100% Pinot Gris

A perfectly balanced Pinot Gris which rewards a good cellaring. Serious potential.

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Gewurztraminer Les Jardins Sélection de Grains Nobles - Gewurztraminer (Sweet)

100% Gewurztraminer

A carefully crafted and delightful Gewurztraminer.

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Gewurztraminer Fronholz Vendanges Tardives - Gewurztraminer (Sweet)

100% Gewurztraminer

A beautiful expression of what time can do to a wine.

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Riesling Heissenberg Ostertag (Domaine) - Riesling (White)

100% Riesling

An excellent biodynamic Riesling: tight, crystalline and delicately balanced.

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Riesling Fronholz Ostertag (Domaine) - Riesling (White)

100% Riesling

Produced from an unusual, sunny Alsatian terroir, this dry Riesling is refined and dense with a complex minerality. It can be cellared for a good 15 years.

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Pinot Noir Fronholz - Pinot Noir (Red)

100% Pinot noir

Un joli pinot noir cultivé sur la parcelle la plus intéressante d'Epfig et qui nous prouve l'excellence du savoir-faire biodynamique du domaine Ostertag.

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Gewurztraminer Fronholz - Gewurztraminer (White)

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Pinot Gris Fronholz Ostertag (Domaine) - Pinot Gris (White)

100% Pinot Gris

A delicately spiced dry Pinot Gris which makes shellfish sing. Undoubtedly one of the great white wines from Alsace, produced by one of the region’s revolutionary winemakers.

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Riesling Vignoble d'E Ostertag (Domaine) - Riesling (White)

100% Riesling

A great introduction to André Ostertag’s beloved Riesling, from biodynamically cultivated vines.

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Les Vieilles Vignes de Sylvaner Ostertag (Domaine) - Les Vieilles Vignes de Sylvaner (White)

100% Sylvaner

One of this domaine’s emblematic cuvées, it makes a fine introduction to the wines of André Ostertag. Proof that a small cuvée can be truly exceptional.

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Riesling Clos Mathis - Riesling (White)

100% Riesling

"The domain's hidden child."

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Pinot Gris Barriques - Pinot Gris (White)

100% Pinot Gris

An elegaic expression of Pinot Gris from André Ostertag as only he knows how to produce. This is a dry, straight wine with multiple layers of depth: immediately gratifying and utterly unforgettable.

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Alsace Muscat Fronholz - Alsace (White)

100% Muscat

A Muscat from Alsace which is organic and biodynamic, airy and fresh, and comes from old vines planted on the day when man first walked on the moon!

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Pinot Gris Zellberg - Pinot Gris (White)

100% Pinot Gris

Produced by an icon of the biodynamic world, this Pinot Gris has a truly astonishing ability to age.

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Gewurztraminer Fronholz A l'Orient d'Eden Ostertag (Domaine) - Gewurztraminer (Sweet)

100% Gewurztraminer

A maginificent nectar of a Gewürztraminer produced by one of the greatest winemakers in Alsace. Grown on a cool terroir, the resulting wine has a perfectly balanced sugar–acidity ratio.

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