Heissenberg means “the hot mountain”, so named for its heat-driven microclimate. This lieu-dit located in Nothalten has a particularly hot micro-climate, due to its south-facing exposure combined with limited airflow. It’s a very steep hillside, located in a small “combe” between a granitic and a sandstone massif. As a result, it has a bit of both geological formations with mainly pink sandstone but also gneiss and a splash of volcanic ash resulting from the nearby Muenchberg.

2019 Heissenberg is a candidate in the current process of creating premiers crus in Alsace. This is a vineyard where only careful farming with low yields can produce interesting wines. The climatic personality of the place is so strong, that without a terroir vision, the wines result flabby and flat. But with an organic and biodynamic approach, old vines, and strict yield control, the sub-soil expresses in a unique, dense, and structured mineral core that brings a very special balance. This is what the label shows: when the sky and earth are in perfect balance through the vine, harmony comes into the wine.