Domaine Goepp

Alsace, France

The Goepp family vineyard was founded in 1950. Brothers Clement and Sylvain have recently taken over the estate with a goal to preserve family heritage while transitioning to organic agriculture (fully certified since 2020). Domaine Goepp's vineyards span three municipalities in Alsace at the foot of Mont Sainte-Odile: Barr, Bernardswiller and Heiligenstein. Their vineyards include beautiful grand cru plots with a mosaic of Alsatian varietals: Riesling, Pinot Gris, Muscat, Pinot Noir, and Klevener de Heiligenstein. Vines are 30-60 years old on clay limestone soils. The Goepp brothers eschew additives to preserve grape purity. Their cellar blends tradition and modernity: shiny stainless steel tanks sit next to ornately engraved traditional foudres, some dating back a hundred years. The brothers are part of a growing movement in Alsace to preserve traditions and terroir naturally.

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Domaine Goepp — Alsace

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Le Ptit Blanc

2024 · Still · White · 12%Pre-Arrival

50% Riesling 30% Silvaner 20% Auxerrois

L'Impatient

2024 · Still · Orange · 13.5%Pre-Arrival

100% Gewurztraminer

L'Impatient is brothers Clement and Sylvain Goepp's natural-leaning orange Gewurztraminer, drawn from limestone plots on the Grand Cru Kirchberg de Barr. The Goepp family domain dates to 1950 and was certified organic in 2020. Vines run 30 to 60 years old across Barr, Bernardswiller and Heiligenstein. L'Impatient is whole-bunch macerated for around seven days, fermented with native yeasts and bottled with no added sulfites. The skin contact tames Gewurztraminer's overt lychee-floral register and pulls the grape toward salinity, dried herb and white pepper instead. 13.5% alcohol, classic Alsace Grand Cru limestone backbone. A useful trade by-the-glass orange wine that delivers Grand Cru terroir at an unconventional price point.

7-day whole-bunch maceration