Grape varieties at Domaine Albert Mann
Currently, the Domaine Albert Mann exploits 21 hectares of vines, are split into a hundred or so plots, which are tended like individual gardens with patience and a total respect for the benefits that nature brings them. We work 5 Grands Crus, 2 Field names and 1 Clos in monopole.
Distribution of the types of vines
- Pinot Blanc Auxerrois 19 %
- Riesling 29 %
- Pinot Gris 17 %
- Gewurztraminer 20 %
- Pinot Noir 11 %
- Muscat 3 %
Description of Grands Crus and Field names
Grands crus
- HENGST (Wintzenheim), calcareous-marl-sandstone soil : Pinot gris, Pinot noir
- SCHLOSSBERG (Kientzheim), granitic soil : Riesling
- FURSTENTUM (Kientzheim), calcareous soil : Riesling, Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer
- STEINGRUBLER (Wettolsheim), calcareous-marl-sandstone soil : Gewurztraminer
- PFERSIGBERG (Eguisheim), calcareous, sandstone soil : Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir.
Total 7 hectars
Field names :
- ALTENBOURG (Kientzheim), calcareous-marl soil : Gewurztraminer, Riesling, Pinot Gris, Muscat
- ROSENBERG (Wettolsheim), clayey soil, oozy with calcareous tendency : Riesling, Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer
- CLOS DE LA FAILLE (Wintzenheim), monopol of the estate, the upper part of the Clos encloses shingle of rosy Vosges sandstone of the Buntsandstein and shingle of calcareous sandstone. In the middle, you see the calcareous shingle of the Muschelkalk, grey with very fine grain, and yellow shingle of the Jurassic. In the lower part, you find a mixture of shingle of Vosges sandstone and of white and rosy quartz : Pinot Noir.
Total 3 hectars