TERROIR PROFILE
Mitte (Andlau–Dambach)
Schist & granite — the austere middle
Alsace's only schist (Kastelberg) and the Frankstein granite: the region's most mineral Rieslings.
TERROIR PROFILE · Alsace
Mitte (Andlau–Dambach) Schist & granite — the austere middle
Alsace's only schist (Kastelberg) and the Frankstein granite: the region's most mineral Rieslings.
SOILS
Slatemineral, smoky
Slate stores heat and releases it at night — wines show wet stone, smoke and a delicate structure.
Graniteelegant, lightly spicy
Weathered granite produces elegant, slender wines with fine, lightly spicy profile.
Sandstonewarm, dry, spicy
Sandstone warms quickly and yields ripe, fragrant wines with yellow fruit and fine spice.
CLIMATE · Warm · Dry · Sunny
Dry in the Vosges rain shadow, cool nights at the slope bases.
TOPOGRAPHY · steep
Steep slopes near Andlau (Kastelberg schist) and Dambach (Frankstein granite).
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
Similar terroirs worldwide
Computed from fingerprint similarity
Würzburg & Maindreieck
Franconia
94% similar
- Sun (slightly): Mitte (Andlau–Dambach) gets more sun → deeper colour, riper tannin (8 vs. 7).
- Freshness (slightly): Mitte (Andlau–Dambach) has more freshness → crisp acidity, long ageing (8 vs. 7).
Hattenheim/Eltville
Rheingau
93% similar
- Warmth (slightly): Mitte (Andlau–Dambach) is cooler → tauter fruit, leaner wines, more acidity (6 vs. 7).
- Dryness (slightly): Mitte (Andlau–Dambach) is drier → more concentrated, denser, smaller berries (8 vs. 7).
Wineries on this terroir
See all 31 →Domaine Fernand Engel
Rorschwihr
Renown 59/100
Domaine Rolly Gassmann
Rorschwihr
Renown 45/100
Domaine Muller-Koeberlé
Saint-Hippolyte
Renown 27/100
Domaine Paul Fahrer
Orschwiller
Renown 24/100
Domaine Gilg
Mittelbergheim
Renown 9/100
Domaine Dirringer
Renown 8/100
Gustave Lorentz
Bergheim
Renown 8/100
Domaine Bléger
Saint-Hippolyte
This terroir's soils in the glossary