Domaine Marcel Deiss Alsace Blanc 2022
Domaine Marcel Deiss
Jean-Michel Deiss pioneered complantation — the practice of interplanting grape varieties in a single vineyard — as a way to let terroir speak louder than varietal. This Alsace Blanc is a field blend that shifts expression vintage to vintage, always grounded by the estate's biodynamic farming and a philosophy of deep listening. It is one of the great values in French wine.
Nose
White flowers and honeyed citrus open into a core of green apple and gooseberry. There is a waxy, almost lanolin quality and a faint herbal note — like chamomile left in a window. The aromatics are gentle but layered.
Palate
Bright acidity carries flavors of citrus peel, melon, and pear through a mid-palate dusted with marzipan and a touch of white pepper. The texture is round but not heavy, with a salinity that keeps each sip feeling fresh and present.
Finish
Medium length, finishing with honeyed citrus and a clean mineral fade. The final impression is of balance — nothing out of place, nothing missing.
Food Pairing
Tarte flambée with crème fraîche, Gruyère, and shaved spring onion
Produced by the Deiss family in Bergheim, Alsace, where Jean-Michel Deiss's controversial complantation method co-ferments multiple grape varieties from a single plot to express terroir above all else.
Domaine Roulot Meursault 2021
Domaine Roulot
Jean-Marc Roulot's village Meursault is a masterclass in restraint. Where others in this appellation lean into oak and richness, Roulot pulls back, letting the limestone speak. The result is Meursault stripped to its essence — no veneer, just truth.
Domaine Marcel Deiss Pinot Gris 2021
Domaine Marcel Deiss
Jean-Michel Deiss's biodynamic approach in Alsace consistently produces wines that taste like place rather than variety. This Pinot Gris is rich yet disciplined — the sort of white that converts people who think they don't like Pinot Gris. Pair it with anything involving cream, mushrooms, or cured pork.
Mâcon-Vergisson La Roche Domaine Daniel & Julien Barraud 2022
Domaine Daniel & Julien Barraud
From the limestone slopes of Vergisson beneath the famous Roche, this Chardonnay looks like simple Mâcon on the label. Beneath that humility is a wine with real terroir expression — mineral, layered, and built for the table. It changes character as it warms, revealing Burgundian depth at a fraction of the Côte d'Or price.
Domaine Josmeyer Pinot Gris Le Fromenteau 2021
Domaine Josmeyer
Josmeyer is one of Alsace's biodynamic pioneers, and this Pinot Gris — named 'Fromenteau,' the grape's historical Alsatian synonym — shows why the variety thrives in this region. The wine's coppery color is a hallmark of the varietal, and the trace copper in vineyard treatments (permitted in organic and biodynamic farming) plays a role in both vine health and the wine's bright, focused acidity. A textbook Alsatian Pinot Gris.