Wine estates Bergheim

Since 1737, the Halbeisen family has been managing this 13-hectare vineyard estate from generation to generation with passion and good humour. Plots of land on the Grand Cru Altenberg de Bergheim, but also on the localities of Buehl, Pflaenzer, Haguenau, Brandhurst and a few others, enable the estate to produce 75,000 bottles of wine from the 7 Alsatian grape varieties, year in, year out. The wines are produced in several ranges: Vins de Terroirs, Vins en Barrique, Vins d'Exception, Grands Crus and Crémants d'Alsace. Among the cuvées of the moment to be tasted during your visit to Domaine Halbeisen : muscat Terra Aurea

2017 (crisp and intense fruitiness), pinot gris "Élevé en Barrique" 2015 (beautiful woody and honeyed notes), gewurztraminer Grand Cru Altenberg de Bergheim 2016 (citrus notes and good length in the mouth), crémant blanc Cuvée Millésimée 2016 (nice train of bubbles and floral notes). If you wish to linger in the beautiful city of Bergheim, the Domaine Halbeisen offers you, in its hotel residence of the Cour du Bailli (a 16th century winegrower's residence), pleasantly decorated rooms, a restaurant and a superb spa.

This 33 hectare estate has been certified organic for 11 years and has been run by the Lorentz family for over a century. The Gustave Lorentz house produces wines that are renowned and appreciated throughout the world. You can discover them in a spacious tasting room. Like the Pinot Gris Grand Cru Kanzlerberg 2020, a favorite of the Guide Hachette des Vins 2023: a superb wine for ageing that reveals sweet aromas of brioche and yellow-fleshed fruit. The house also offers the Évidence collection, a 100% vegan range that holds the V label. Great discoveries!

The estate has been cultivating the vines in accordance with the rules of organic farming since 2004, with manual harvesting. It has plots on sites with a varied geology: Rotenberg in Bergheim, limestone soil that produces elegant wines; Goldesch in Bergheim, marl and limestone soil, and on the Altenberg Grand Cru in Bergheim, red marl and limestone, very stony, for wines with a very beautiful aromatic expression and Sonnenglanz, marl and limestone, very stony, with a southeast exposure, for wines with ripe and fine aromas. The estate produces all Alsatian grape varieties, with the exception of Muscat. The winegrowers also offer Edelzwicker, including a Prestige cuvée enriched with noble grape varieties, crémants-d'alsace, Late Harvest of Pinot Gris, Riesling and Gewurztraminer, which can also be found in Sélection de Grains Nobles

The Freyburger family owns a 24-hectare estate spread over four communes at the foot of Haut-Koenigsbourg: Bergheim (Grand Cru Altenberg), Rorschwihr, Rodern and Saint-Hippolyte. The estate harvests its grapes by hand, and obtained AB certification in 2011. Since 1982, the estate has been producing Crémant d'Alsace using the traditional method in blanc de blancs, blanc de noir, riesling and rosé bruts, as well as Vendanges Tardives and Grands Crus from excellent vintages, and delicious eaux-de-vie-maison. Visits by appointment and passionate advice.

"Very small estate, great Alsace wines" is the motto of the Kurtyka family, settled in Bergheim. Its 4 hectares are cultivated since 1993 in integrated agriculture. The wines are made as naturally as possible, without the addition of yeast or intervention during fermentation. The "Tradition" and "Terroir" ranges, the Grands Crus and Vendanges Tardives are sold after a long stay in the cellar. Taste the Muscat Vendanges Tardives 2018 Délice d'automne (pear, violet) or the Gewurztraminer Grand Cru Altenberg 2015 (mandarin and honey).