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Now Viewing: Domaine Kreydenweiss (Marc)
Marc Kreydenweiss, an exponent of organic wine making for a decade, has been producing wine in Alsace since the early 1970s, although the earlier vintages were marketed under the Fernand Gresser label rather than his own. He now owns about twelve hectares of vines in Andlau and Eichhoffen, including plots in three Grands Crus, Kastelberg, Wiebelsberg and Moenchberg. Riesling, Pinot Gris and Pinot Blanc dominate the plantings, but Kreydenweiss has other varieties planted, included a small plot of Chardonnay. As well as these sites Kreydenweiss also owns four hectares of vines in the Kritt vineyard, a large south-south-east facing site in Eichhoffen. Most of this site is owned by Domaine André & Rémy Gresser, who are distantly related to Marc Kreydenweiss. Here he has planted Pinot Blanc, as well as Gewurztraminer and in recent years this has been the site of his Chardonnay experiments. I have enjoyed Kreydenweiss' Grand Cru Moenchberg Tokay Pinot Gris Vendange Tardive in the past, although his Grand Cru Rieslings from Kastelberg and Wiebelsberg also have very good reputations.
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