Pinot Gris
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted pork with apples, creamy mushroom risotto, mild blue cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the sun-drenched slopes of southern Alsace, the Vieil-Armand Pinot Gris is a superb expression of a noble grape with a storied past. Historically referred to in Alsace as Tokay, legend once falsely linked this grape to Hungarian royalty, though its true heritage is Burgundian. Grown in the unique, mineral-rich soils of granite and silt at the foot of the historic Hartmannswillerkopf, this wine benefits from a sheltered microclimate that coaxes out the grape's signature richness. The winemakers at Cave du Vieil-Armand employ gentle pressing and temperature-controlled fermentation to preserve the delicate balance between opulent, smoky stone-fruit aromas and a crisp, structured acidity, resulting in a classic Alsatian white of great harmony and depth.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1959 at the southern gateway of the Route des Vins d'Alsace, La Cave du Vieil-Armand takes its name from the legendary Hartmannswillerkopf peak, where local winegrowers united after the devastation of World War I to revive the region's historic slopes. Today, this cooperative unites approximately 75 to 80 winegrowing families managing roughly 150 hectares spread across the sub-Vosgian hills between Cernay and Guebwiller. Viticulture benefits from east-to-south exposures, sheltering Vosges microclimates, and diverse clay-limestone and marno-sandstone topsoils, prominently exemplified in the Grand Cru Ollwiller and the historical Château Ollwiller estate. Farmed under Haute Valeur Environnementale (HVE 3) guidelines with expanding certified organic parcels, the estate focuses on terroir-driven precision and purity of varietal fruit. Winemaking emphasizes gentle handling and temperature-controlled stainless steel vinification, yielding expressive dry bottlings, classic Crémant d'Alsace, and celebrated, botrytis-affected Gewurztraminer and Pinot Gris Vendanges Tardives and Sélections de Grains Nobles.
🍇 Grapes
Pinot Gris
🍷 ABV
12.5-13.5%