Domaine Marcel Deiss Alsace Blanc 2023
Domaine Marcel Deiss
Jean-Michel Deiss is Alsace's great provocateur, championing complantation — the practice of interplanting multiple grape varieties in a single vineyard and harvesting them together. This entry-level Alsace Blanc is a co-fermented field blend that captures the spirit of place over the identity of any single grape. It's an ideal introduction to one of France's most forward-thinking estates.
Nose
White flowers and ripe melon lead, with supporting notes of green apple, citrus zest, and a faint honeyed quality. There is an underlying minerality that gives the nose focus.
Palate
Medium-bodied and textured, with a compelling interplay of ripe orchard fruit and bright acidity. Melon, pear, and a touch of marzipan fill the mid-palate, while a mineral salinity keeps everything taut. The field blend approach gives a complexity uncommon at this price.
Finish
Clean and persistent, with lingering citrus and a floral lift.
- Varietal
- Field Blend (complantation)
- Blend
- Co-fermented field blend including Riesling, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Muscat, Gewürztraminer, and others
- Vineyards
- Various parcels in Bergheim, Alsace
- Alcohol
- 13%
- Organic / Biodynamic
- No
- Skin Contact
- No
Food Pairing
The wine's bright acidity and melon-honeyed fruit cut through the crème fraîche and smoky bacon of a classic tarte flambée, while echoing the dish's simple, earthy spirit.
Jean-Michel Deiss has spent decades fighting for Alsace's terroir identity, pioneering complantation — the co-planting and co-fermenting of multiple grape varieties — at his biodynamic estate in Bergheim.
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