TERROIR PROFILE

Colmar & Kaysersberger Tal

Geological diversity — granite to volcanic

Haut-Rhin — home of all major Alsace Grand Crus: Schoenenbourg, Sporen, Brand, Hengst, Rangen.

WarmthSunDrynessMineralityBodyFreshness

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.

Warm · Dry · SunnySlope: moderateRieslingGewürztraminerPinot GrisPinot Blanc
What is terroir?

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

aromatically concentrateddry to nobly sweetfull bodyexotic aromas (lychee, rose)long aging life

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).

Südliche Weinstraße

Palatinate

90% similar

  • Minerality: Colmar & Kaysersberger Tal is more mineral → salty-stony notes, more tension (9 vs. 7).

This terroir's soils in the glossary