Marc Kreydenweiss Andlau Riesling 2017
Product details
| Management number | 253563625 | Release Date | 2026/10/24 | List Price | CA$12.80 | Model Number | 253563625 | ||
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The Andlau Riesling is the estate's village-level Riesling, sourced from approximately 2.2 hectares of vines in the foothills directly below the Grand Cru Wiebelsberg in Andlau, Bas-Rhin. The subsoil is pink Vosges sandstone — locally called Grès des Vosges — a free-draining, iron- and silica-rich formation known for imparting a pronounced mineral backbone to Riesling. Vineyards are farmed biodynamically, certified by both Ecocert (organic) and Biodyvin, and include grapes from estate-owned parcels as well as trusted local growers working to the same standards.
In the cellar, grapes are whole-bunch pressed slowly, then fermented spontaneously with indigenous yeasts. The wine undergoes complete malolactic fermentation and is aged on the lees in old Alsatian oak foudres for close to one year before bottling with minimal added sulfites. No fining agents or other additives are used.
The 2017 shows a classic Andlau character: absolutely dry on the palate with citrus pith and zest on the nose, stone fruit (white peach) emerging with air, a yeasty, textured mid-palate, and a long, mineral, saline finish. This is not a fruit-forward Riesling — the sandstone terroir drives the wine toward tension and salinity over ripeness.
This wine fits into the Kreydenweiss lineup as the entry point for the Andlau terroir, below the Grand Cru Kastelberg and Wiebelsberg bottlings. It drinks well now but has the structure to develop over several more years in bottle.
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