Domain Marcel Deiss Altenberg de Bergheim 2010 Bottle (75cl)
The 2010 Domaine Marcel Deiss Altenberg de Bergheim is an Alsatian white wine crafted from a blend of Gewurztraminer, Muscat Blanc, Pinot Gris, and Riesling. The Wine Advocate awards it 96/100 and recommends drinking from 2030 to 2070; James Suckling rates it 93/100. Critics describe a concentrated, fresh wine with a tight texture, blending tropical fruits, apple, spices, and a mineral profile. Its richness is balanced by a measured sweetness, vibrant tension, and firm tannins.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Original Wooden Case of 6
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Alsace
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Marcel Deiss
- Cuvée
- Altenberg de Bergheim
- Millésime
- 2010
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- Gewürztraminer, Muscat Blanc, Pinot Gris, Riesling
Domaine Marcel Deiss
Domaine Marcel Deiss is a family-run estate located in Bergheim, near Ribeauvillé, in Alsace. Founded in 1947, it is now run by Mathieu Deiss with the support of his father, Jean-Michel. Its vineyards are managed using biodynamic methods and are characterised by the interplanting of several grape varieties within a single plot, including on terroirs classified as Premiers Crus and Grands Crus.
- Owner
- Famille Deiss
- Maître de chais
- Mathieu Deiss
- Surface (ha)
- 32.00 ha
Histoire du domaine
The Deiss family has been established in Alsace for several generations; the estate states that they settled there following the Thirty Years’ War and the province’s annexation by France. Marcel Deiss founded the estate in Bergheim in 1947, after the Second World War. He developed the estate alongside his son André. Jean-Michel Deiss, Marcel’s grandson, subsequently took over the family estate and focused his work on interpreting the wines through the lens of terroir and soil rather than solely through the grape variety. The estate adopted organic farming in 1994, followed by biodynamic practices across all its plots in 1997. Mixed planting – which involves combining several grape varieties within the same plot and harvesting and vinifying them together – became a central principle of the estate’s operations. Mathieu Deiss joined the estate in 2008 and took charge of winemaking. He now runs the estate, with the support of Jean-Michel Deiss.
Altenberg de Bergheim
A terroir wine marketed by Domaine Marcel Deiss under the name Altenberg de Bergheim and claiming the Alsace Grand Cru appellation. It comes from a field blend of Alsatian grape varieties, managed primarily to express the place rather than a single grape variety.
- Origin of the cuvée name
- The cuvée is named after the Altenberg de Bergheim grand cru, a demarcated terroir located in the commune of Bergheim.
- Style of the cuvée
- A rich, deep, and concentrated wine, combining fullness and a creamy texture with vibrant acidity. Its overall expression seeks a synthesis between maturity, power, and mineral freshness.
- Position within the range
- Terroir grand cru, positioned among the estate's most ambitious and identity-driven wines.
Histoire de la cuvée
The estate reports having planted in 1990, on the Altenberg de Bergheim grand cru, its first modern vineyard entirely field-blended without varietal organization. This date documents the origin of this parcel-based approach, but not formally the first commercial release of the cuvée.
