{"title":"Domaine Weinbach","description":"\u003cspan\u003eDomaine Weinbach is universally regarded as one of the greatest producers of Alsace and therefore by proxy, one of the greatest ‘aromatic’ Domaines in the world. Yet it is a Domaine that remains incredibly grounded, refreshingly free from overarching self-importance and pomposity, and it is a Domaine that produces an endless stream of wines that are as delicious as they are profound. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn spite of recent tragedies – the heartbreakingly premature loss of Laurence Faller and then, more recently, the passing of Weinbach’s legendary matriarch, Colette Faller – the quality of wine that has made Weinbach an icon shows no sign of budging an inch. The attention to detail that the Domaine applies to every one of its (many) cuvées still holds a mirror up to the whole of Alsace, bar, of course, a handful of notable addresses. In Laurence Faller’s stead, the ultra-traditional winemaking here – read whole cluster pressing, wild ferments and vinification in ancient, colossal old casks – is now the responsibility of experienced maître di chai, Ghislain Berthiot, while Catherine Faller’s son, vigneron Théo Leiber-Faller, has clearly inherited the Faller passion for the vines, and for biodynamic viticulture. Then, of course, there are the vineyards - some of the most magnificent in Alsace. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDomaine Weinbach farms 27 hectares of vineyards, predominantly Grand Cru. The most famous terroir is the majestic Schlossberg hill, closely followed by the walled Clos de Capucins; a Weinbach fiefdom that lies around the house and its cellars. But we should not forget the majestic Furstentum Grand Cru which, in the gifted hands of the Faller family, produces some of the world’s most profound Gewürztraminer. The Fallers have farmed organically for some time; however, in the late 1990’s they began the conversion towards biodynamics, a move which was complete in time for the 2005 vintage. Although we started our relationship with the 2006 vintage, we are long time followers of the Domaine. Since bio conversion, we’ve noted a rise in minerality and freshness in the wines, alongside a higher clarity and depth of fruit. The wines have more body, tone and shape too. We like to think you can taste the strength and passion of the new Faller generation. Quality is still the key, but the wines are somehow more pristine, with brilliant intensity. They glow with life on the palate, as if they have been lit from the back.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn terms of the style, as the quotes above indicate, the Weinbach\/Faller wines offer a remarkable confluence of intensity and clarity, of power and finesse (as contradictory as that sounds). There is also clarity and homogeneity when it comes to the levels of dryness (a rarity in Alsace these days). Basically all of the Rieslings are dry unless they are late harvest (i.e.; unless they are marked “Vendage tardive”, “Selection de grains noble”, or “l’Inedit”, the latter being a specific late harvest bottling). The Gewürztraminer’s will all have residual sugar but this will be balanced by the phenolics and natural acidity of the grape. The carnival of layered, rocky, and at times bewilderingly complex wines we offer below, are something to behold. Charge your glasses\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Vineyards and Winemaking:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePut simply, Schlossberg is one of the greatest Riesling vineyards in the world; the quality of this very famous vineyard was well known as early as the fifteenth century. For this reason it was the first vineyard in Alsace to receive the status of Grand Cru in 1975. The Weinbach Domaine owns 8 hectares of this terroir. The second of the Fuller’s great terroirs is the monopole Clos de Capucins. Taking its name from the Capuchin friars who arrived here in 1619, the Clos is at the bottom of a slope, well protected from winds by the surrounding hills. Its soils consist of sand, alluvium, granite gravel and pebbles. Finally (as far as this offer is concerned anyway), the steep limestone and clay slope of the Grand Cru Furstenheim, is Valhalla for Gewürz. The wines from site tend to produce a more floral, spicy, savoury style than the obvious, simple, Turkish delight characteristics that dominate so many wines made by this grape variety. These are exhilaratingly fresh, complex and poised wines. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn terms of vineyard and winemaking practice, the Fallers work as closely with nature as possible. Only organic compost is used and the high value placed on hand vineyard management means there is no recourse for anti fungal, or insecticides. The fruit is whole cluster pressed into ancient large foudres where it ferments on its indigenous yeasts. The ferments are lengthy, unhurried and the wine is untended until it is ready for bottling without fining. \u003c\/span\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"weinbach-cuvee-theo-riesling","title":"Weinbach Alsace Cuvée Théo Riesling 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eDry. Cuvée Théo Riesling comes exclusively from the monopole Clos des Capucins, which sits at the base of the celebrated Schlossberg Hill. Taking its name from the Capucin friars who arrived here in 1619, the Clos is well protected from winds by the surrounding hills and by the walls enclosing it. The soils here consist of sand, alluvial pebbles and granitic gravel. Here the low cropping vines give birth to a deep Riesling that's nonetheless supple, tender and accessible young, reflecting the sandy soils. This has a pulpy, fleshy personality with apricot, red apple and floral fruit and plenty of feisty, zesty and mineral-driven freshness. A juicy, layered wine that reflects the generosity of the vintage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Weinbach","offers":[{"title":"1 Bottle","offer_id":37971925827,"sku":"BIBWETHEO18","price":103.62,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"6 Bottle Case","offer_id":41435260715117,"sku":"BIBWETHEO18-6","price":590.62,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1421\/5622\/products\/p_33492.jpg?v=1640544610"},{"product_id":"weinbach-schlossberg-grand-cru-riesling","title":"Weinbach Alsace Grand Cru Schlossberg Sélection de Grains Nobles Riesling 2017","description":"\u003cp\u003eDry. The Schlossberg hill has long been revered as one the world's greatest Riesling vineyards. It's a granitic outcrop that rises north of Kaysersberg and Kientzheim and sits at an altitude of 230-350 metres. The quality of Schlossberg's wines was well known as early as the 15th century and it was the first vineyard in Alsace to receive grand cru status in 1975. With 8-hectares, the Faller family are the largest owners in the Schlossberg and craft an extraordinary family of dry Riesling, parceled and bottled according to vine age and altitude. This wine is cropped from three parcels of the highest vines that the family own, at the very top of the slope. Here the soils are shallow, rocky and therefore very mineral - with the granitic scree giving the soils here a distinctive reddish tinge. This combination of altitude, poor soils and low yields is a potent one and gifts a deep but always dry and mineral Riesling with an intense freshness to balance the wine's flesh. The 2017 was harvested on 27th October at a remarkable 13.3% natural and offers a Riesling masterclass in the balance it offers between power and delicacy. It's rich and layered but also floral and bright and throws a complex array of aromas and flavours at the drinker - from tangerine and pink grapefruit through to jasmine and nettle. Impossible to stop drinking, this is simply a class act.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Weinbach","offers":[{"title":"1 Bottle","offer_id":46682863299,"sku":"BIBWEGCR17","price":957.66,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"6 Bottle Case","offer_id":41435262451821,"sku":"BIBWEGCR17-6","price":5458.66,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1421\/5622\/products\/p_34342.jpg?v=1678703387"},{"product_id":"weinbach-alsace-altenbourg-gewurztraminer-2021","title":"Weinbach Alsace Altenbourg Gewürztraminer 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eBiodynamic. Weinbach is one of the very finest domaines for this grape variety in Alsace. The style stands out for its purity, balance and savouriness—and for the lack of overt, confected notes that mark so many examples. Restrained focus is the theme. At the northern limit of Altenbourg, the terraced slopes of Furstentum rise swiftly from 300 to 400 metres at the top of the Mont de Sigolsheim. This steep, south-facing slope is one of the great terroirs for Gewürztraminer in Alsace. The soil is brown clay full of limestone, with a pebbly structure that holds both moisture and warmth. \n\u003cbr\u003eCrafted from low-yielding 90-year-old vines, as always, this terroir has produced a remarkable, textural Gewürztraminer in 2021. In a word – wow. An intricate nose of honeysuckle, blossom and exotic florals gives way to an opulent mouthfeel studded with delicious candied orange notes and juicy ripe peach. The finish is dense and pure, with a bead of balancing acidity and overt minerality. The balance is sublime, and the length is detailed and refreshing, finishing with more sweet\/sour orange fruits. No one does Gewürz quite like this. With roughly 48 g\/L residual (balanced by structure and freshness), this would be brilliant with terrine, pâté and, again, many styles of Asian cuisine—more specifically, chilli crab or other spicy seafood dishes. 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Like her daughter Laurence and husband Théo, Colette’s extraordinary contributions are beautifully enshrined in a wine that carries her name, perpetuating her remarkable legacy for generations to come. This cuvée comes from 50- to 60-year-old vines in the Bonnes Terres terroir, lower down on the Schlossberg slope, where the soils are deeper and sandier. The fruit here tends to be picked a touch later. Accordingly, the register of flavours is more intense, running from white flowers to tropical fruits and citrus fruit zest. The wine’s power is balanced by great freshness and verve. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBiodynamic. Even though the Colette Riesling comes entirely from Schlossberg, some of the vines fall just outside the Grand Cru boundary, so it cannot be labelled as such. But no matter, it offers Grand Cru quality in the glass. This gorgeous dry Riesling was raised for 11 months in old oak casks and bottled unfiltered.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Weinbach","offers":[{"title":"1 Bottle","offer_id":41025518862445,"sku":"BIB25356-750","price":154.44,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6 Bottle Case","offer_id":41435384873069,"sku":"BIB25356-750-6","price":880.32,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1421\/5622\/files\/d353dd54-dae3-ed11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_21981-750.jpg?v=1706547423"},{"product_id":"weinbach-alsace-grand-cru-furstentum-gewurztraminer-2021","title":"Weinbach Alsace Grand Cru Furstentum Gewürztraminer 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eBiodynamic. Weinbach is one of the very finest domaines for this grape variety in Alsace. The style stands out for its purity, balance and savouriness—and for the lack of overt, confected notes that mark so many examples. Restrained focus is the theme. 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With roughly 48 g\/L residual (balanced by structure and freshness), this would be brilliant with terrine, pâté and, again, many styles of Asian cuisine—more specifically, chilli crab or other spicy seafood dishes. Of course, it’s also a winning match with Munster or Époisses (or most washed-rind cheeses).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Weinbach","offers":[{"title":"1 Bottle","offer_id":41025518895213,"sku":"BIB21987-750","price":192.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6 Bottle Case","offer_id":41435384905837,"sku":"BIB21987-750-6","price":1097.25,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1421\/5622\/files\/c634e816-dbe3-ed11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_21994-750.jpg?v=1706547429"},{"product_id":"weinbach-alsace-grand-cru-furstentum-pinots-2021","title":"Weinbach Alsace Grand Cru Furstentum Pinots 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eBiodynamic in conversion. Gris, Pinot Blanc and Auxerrois rooted in the Furstentum Grand Cru. Specifically, it is made from about 60% Pinot Gris; the rest is from an adjoining block that is a field blend of Pinot Blanc and Auxerrois. Due to the small quantity, all the grapes are co-fermented and aged in smaller (than usual) barrels for 14 months. The vines are around 40 years old. 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So much plays out in the review below.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Weinbach","offers":[{"title":"1 Bottle","offer_id":41025518960749,"sku":"BIBDOMWEI5","price":140.51,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"6 Bottle Case","offer_id":41435385004141,"sku":"BIBDOMWEI5-6","price":800.89,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1421\/5622\/files\/90166b79-dce3-ed11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_21995-750.jpg?v=1706547442"},{"product_id":"weinbach-alsace-les-vignes-du-precheur-2021","title":"Weinbach Alsace Les Vignes du Prêcheur 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eBiodynamic in conversion. Now in its third vintage, this delightful field blend hails from a single vineyard beneath the Grand Cru Kaefferkopf, not far from the domaine. It’s on sandy\/silt soils that are ideally suited to producing fresh, dry, early-drinking whites. The site is currently managed organically and is in conversion to both organic and biodynamic certification. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Prêcheur is a co-fermentation of five Alsatian grape varieties: 40% Riesling; 30% Auxerrois; 20% Pinot Gris; 5% Muscat; and 5% Sylvaner. The harvest was whole-bunch pressed, fermented wild in old oak vats and then bottled (unfined) after eight months on lees. Bustling with citrussy vibrancy, 2021 gifts a lithe, chiselled white with vibrant freshness counterpointing the wine’s enticing, fleshy summer fruit and floral prettiness. There’s signature Weinbach intensity, yet the wine feels uber-bright, with grip and balanced acidity alongside yellow-fruited length and light phenolic grip that draws you back to the glass.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Weinbach","offers":[{"title":"1 Bottle","offer_id":41025518993517,"sku":"BIB21978-750","price":76.34,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6 Bottle Case","offer_id":41435385036909,"sku":"BIB21978-750-6","price":435.12,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1421\/5622\/files\/101e63b9-dce3-ed11-ab3d-024d026f405e_21979-750.jpg?v=1706547448"},{"product_id":"weinbach-alsace-mv0-2021","title":"Weinbach Alsace MV0 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eBiodynamic in conversion. Weinbach’s striking skin contact release is drawn from a parcel of vines in the Vogelgarten vineyard (the bird’s garden) between the Grand Crus of Furstentum and Mambourg. It’s a blend of 70% Gewürztraminer and 30% Pinot Gris from an east-facing incline of marl and limestone. Here, the steep slope optimises exposure to the sun, producing the kind of opulent Gewürztraminer and Pinot Gris—with great aromatic complexity—that Eddy Faller felt would suit a skin contact style right down to the ground. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing three weeks on skins with indigenous yeasts, it is aged for eight months on gross lees in foudre. There were no added sulphites at any stage. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the third release, and it is undoubtedly the finest so far. The knockout aromas take in amaro, blood orange and orange rind, while the palate is potent and fleshy, with grapefruit and watermelon dovetailing with crunchy freshness and grippy phenolic pucker. All this flavour and texture tapers to a long, salty close. 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Bone dry, it tastes terrific on its own but had us dreaming of pan-fried halibut and the Asian-influenced dishes that Weinbach’s wines pair so well with. Eddy Faller assures us it’s a great match for grilled salmon and mushroom risotto. Weinbach’s first Pinot Gris is already first class.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Weinbach","offers":[{"title":"1 Bottle","offer_id":43769850396781,"sku":"BIB25366-750","price":112.92,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6 Bottle Case","offer_id":43775127978093,"sku":"BIB25366-750-6","price":643.63,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1421\/5622\/files\/c873e780-4a58-ef11-ac3d-0a73f16ad943_23571-750.jpg?v=1765546353"},{"product_id":"weinbach-alsace-clos-des-capucins-pinot-noir-2023","title":"Weinbach Alsace Clos des Capucins Pinot Noir 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eBiodynamic. The standard of Weinbach’s Pinot has gone through the roof. 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The fruit comes from five plots of 60-plus-year-old vines at the heart of the Schlossberg slope, where the sun exposure and granitic, mineral-rich soils beget a particularly deep, layered and profound dry Riesling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe wine takes its name from the day of Sainte Catherine, which falls on 25th November. Early vintages were picked on or around that date, drawing their opulence and complexity from Alsace’s late autumn. Today, it can be picked as much as one month earlier. However, it remains the most extraordinary dry Riesling of the domaine. The winemaking is identical to the Schlossberg, but the terroir manifests with more intensity, focused concentration and mineral resonance. The wine was raised for 14 months in Weinbach’s old oval casks. 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The quality of Schlossberg’s wines was established as early as the 15th century, and this was the first vineyard in Alsace to receive Grand Cru status in 1975. With their eight hectares, the Faller family are the largest landowners in Schlossberg. They make an extraordinary series of Rieslings from the hill, parcellated and bottled according to vine age and altitude.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis wine is from three of the family’s highest parcels of vines at the top of the slope (between 320 and 420 metres). The soils are shallow and rocky—very mineral—with eroded granite with a reddish tinge and a high magnesium content. This combination of altitude, low-vigour soils and paltry yields is potent and results in a deep, dry, mineral Riesling with intense freshness to balance the wine’s flesh. 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