Domaine Marcel Deiss, Alsace Blanc "Complantation" Alsace, France 2022

The Deiss Complantation is a field blend of Pinot Blanc, Riesling, Auxerrois, Muscat Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Muscat à petits grains, Gewurztraminer, Sylvaner, Pinot Beurot, Rose d’Alsace, Traminer, and Chasselas Rose. Wow!

A gorgeously complex and seductive co-planted field blend from one of the masters of Alsace. The wine shows pure and fresh aromas and flavors of yellow peach, lime, spices, nectarine, and fresh citrus fruits. It is refined and delicate, showing increasing concentration through to the bright, stony, mineral finish. A beautifully complete white wine.

The grapes are from multiple parcels in Bergheim, including younger vines from 1er Cru and Grand Cru parcels. The vineyards were planted between 1980-2010, and comprise a mix of terroirs (clay, limestone, granite, alluvial soils, etc..). Made with indigenous yeast, the wine ferments and ages for 12 months in stainless steel.

Jean-Michel Deiss has always been a trailblazer. After an old man on his deathbed entrusted him with one of Alsace’s gems, the Schoenenbourg vineyard, Jean-Michel found that it was planted to an old field blend, or “co-plantation”, instead of any single variety. He quickly realized that this was the missing link in his quest for terroir expression and, to much controversy at the time, replanted every one of his top vineyards to such blends.

Ever since Jean-Michel took over this historic domaine in 1981, he has been known as a passionate man with strong beliefs that buck to no trend. Under his stewardship, he installed organic farming practices, before switching to biodynamics in 1998, eventually becoming one of the region’s loudest proponents of the practice. Through his forward-thinking viticulture and perfectly orchestrated winemaking, he is considered one of the unquestionable qualitative leaders of the region.

Now with his son Mathieu leading the domaine, this domaine is reaching new heights with absolutely stunning wines that show off the old-vine magic of the beautiful rolling hills of Bergheim.

Certified biodynamic.