AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Haut-Rhin
Commune
- Bergheim
Size
- 35.06 ha (Source: Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins d’Alsace)
Styles and Encépagement
- Varietal Wines: 100% of the stated variety is required in the assemblage
- Riesling
- Gewurztraminer
- Pinot Gris
- Blends: 50-70% Riesling, 10-25% Pinot Gris, 10-25% Gewurztraminer, max. 10% combined Chasselas, Muscat à Petits Grains, Muscat Ottonel, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Blanc
- Chasselas, Muscat à Petits Grains, Muscat Ottonel, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Blanc must have been planted prior to 2005
Minimum Potential Alcohol
- Riesling: 12%
- Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer: 14%
- Final Blend: 14%
Minimum Must Weights
- Riesling: 185 g/l
- Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer: 218 g/l
- VT:
- Riesling, Muscat: 244 g/l (formerly 235 g/l)
- Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer: 270g/l (formerly 257g/l)
- SGN:
- Riesling: 276 g/l (formerly 256 g/l)
- Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer: 306 g/l (formerly 279 g/l)
Harvest Method
- Manual harvest is mandatory
Enrichment
- Chaptalization is prohibited
Irrigation
- prohibited
Additional Requirements for Alsace Grand Cru Wines
- Intent to produce Grand Cru wine must be declared before March 1 of the harvest year
- Must be vintage-dated
Additional Requirements for VT and SGN Wines
Élevage
- Wines may not be released until June 1 of the year following the harvest (an additional year is required for VT and SGN wines)
Bottle Shape
- Alsace Grand Cru AOP wines must be bottled in the traditional „Vin du Rhin“/“Flûte d’Alsace“ bottle
Training System
- Single or Double Guyot
Minimum Planting Density
- 5,500 vines per hectare
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)
- 55 hl/ha
Principal Soil Type
- Marl, Limestone
AOC Established
- 2011 (last updated 2016)
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