TERROIR PROFILE
Colmar & Kaysersberger Tal
Geological diversity — granite to volcanic
Haut-Rhin — home of all major Alsace Grand Crus: Schoenenbourg, Sporen, Brand, Hengst, Rangen.
TERROIR PROFILE · Alsace
Colmar & Kaysersberger Tal Geological diversity — granite to volcanic
Haut-Rhin — home of all major Alsace Grand Crus: Schoenenbourg, Sporen, Brand, Hengst, Rangen.
SOILS
Graniteelegant, lightly spicy
Weathered granite produces elegant, slender wines with fine, lightly spicy profile.
Limestoneprecise, mineral
Limestone delivers tension, structure and a cooler, more mineral character.
Volcanic rocksmoky, mineral, powerful
Volcanic soils yield smoky, often iodine-mineral wines with dense structure.
Slatemineral, smoky
Slate stores heat and releases it at night — wines show wet stone, smoke and a delicate structure.
Sandstonewarm, dry, spicy
Sandstone warms quickly and yields ripe, fragrant wines with yellow fruit and fine spice.
Marlbalanced, structured
Marl is a mix of limestone and clay — yields structured, balanced wines with acidity backbone.
CLIMATE · Warm · Dry · Sunny
France's driest climate thanks to Vosges shelter. Over 1,800 sunshine hours, Mediterranean ripeness.
TOPOGRAPHY · moderate
Vosges eastern flank, slopes between 200–450 m, east-facing.
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
Similar terroirs worldwide
Computed from fingerprint similarity
Süd (Rouffach–Thann)
Alsace
94% similar
- Dryness (slightly): Colmar & Kaysersberger Tal is drier → more concentrated, denser, smaller berries (9 vs. 8).
- Freshness (slightly): Colmar & Kaysersberger Tal has more freshness → crisp acidity, long ageing (7 vs. 6).
Mittelhaardt
Palatinate
91% similar
- Minerality: Colmar & Kaysersberger Tal is more mineral → salty-stony notes, more tension (9 vs. 7).
Wineries on this terroir
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Ribeauvillé
Renown 86/100
Domaine Weinbach
Kaysersberg
Renown 83/100
Domaine Albert Boxler
Niedermorschwihr
Renown 79/100
Domaine Marcel Deiss
Bergheim
Renown 77/100
Domaine Zind-Humbrecht
Turckheim
Renown 74/100
Maison Dopff au Moulin
Riquewihr
Renown 67/100
Domaine Émile Beyer
Eguisheim
Renown 66/100
Domaine Kuentz-Bas
Husseren-les-Châteaux
Renown 64/100
This terroir's soils in the glossary