Domaine Paul Ginglinger, Eguisheim, a few kilometres south of Colmar, and a family with thirteen generations of Alsace behind them. The Ginglingers have been here since 1610, in a medieval walled village that likes to call itself the cradle of Alsace wine. Vines have grown on these slopes since Roman times, and the family have been working them for the past four centuries or so, which is the kind of lineage that never gets old.
Michel Ginglinger runs the show with his wife Loreto, having taken over from his father Paul around 2000. He studied oenology and did time making wine in the New World before coming home, and you can feel that broader perspective in the wines. Son Aymeric’s now involved as well, so generation fourteen is already on deck.
About 12 hectares, organic certified, on limestone, marl and sandstone, including two Grands Crus, Eichberg and Pfersigberg. Riesling, Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Blanc, Sylvaner, Pinot Noir, Muscat, plus sparkling and late harvest. Small by any measure, about 80,000 bottles a year.
Style is dry, precise and made for the table. Drei Exa Riesling has long been a benchmark, the Pinot Gris Les Prélats is textural and mineral, the Gewurztraminer Wahlenbourg is rich but poised. The Crémant d’Alsace Extra Brut Prestige, Chardonnay with a little Pinot Blanc and two years on lees, is all brioche, citrus and white pear, and ridiculously good value.
Alsace still gets overlooked and misunderstood. Domaine Paul Ginglinger is a reminder that when a family has been at it this long, they know exactly what they’re doing.
Old village, old family, old vines, and wines with real finesse.
Domaine Paul Ginglinger, Eguisheim, a few kilometres south of Colmar, and a family with thirteen generations of Alsace behind them. The Ginglingers have been here since 1610, in a medieval walled village that likes to call itself the cradle of Alsace wine. Vines have grown on these slopes since Roman times, and the family have been working them for the past four centuries or so, which is the kind of lineage that never gets old.
Michel Ginglinger runs the show with his wife Loreto, having taken over from his father Paul around 2000. He studied oenology and did time making wine in the New World before coming home, and you can feel that broader perspective in the wines. Son Aymeric’s now involved as well, so generation fourteen is already on deck.
About 12 hectares, organic certified, on limestone, marl and sandstone, including two Grands Crus, Eichberg and Pfersigberg. Riesling, Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Blanc, Sylvaner, Pinot Noir, Muscat, plus sparkling and late harvest. Small by any measure, about 80,000 bottles a year.
Style is dry, precise and made for the table. Drei Exa Riesling has long been a benchmark, the Pinot Gris Les Prélats is textural and mineral, the Gewurztraminer Wahlenbourg is rich but poised. The Crémant d’Alsace Extra Brut Prestige, Chardonnay with a little Pinot Blanc and two years on lees, is all brioche, citrus and white pear, and ridiculously good value.
Alsace still gets overlooked and misunderstood. Domaine Paul Ginglinger is a reminder that when a family has been at it this long, they know exactly what they’re doing.
Old village, old family, old vines, and wines with real finesse.
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