A blend of two parcels: the top of the southern-facing slope on solid granite - 60 years old- and the bottom of a northern-facing slope in Dambach, on sandy granitic soils planted in the 1980's.

From a parcel at the top of a southern facing slope above Dieffenthal planted by Maxime’s grandfather in the 1960s.

Maxime held 2017’s maceration in reserve as it felt too concentrated, and returned to the same plot in 2018, picking earlier and lower down the hill, knowing he’d blend the two together. 

A wine Maxime makes each vintage, changing the name and label to reflect the year (In 2020 his son was born, so he now looks back on a tough year with rose-tinted glasses!)
Usually just from one parcel of Pinot Gris & Muscat, in 2020 yields were too low, and he blended in the Gewurtz & Pinot Noir.

Maxime’s naturally sparkling Cremant, zero tirage or dosage.

This is a special slope for Maxime: the steepest they own and the parcel in which he's experimenting with a zero-input agriculture, not treating the vines, encouraging biodiversity and cover crops.

No, that’s not a typo, this is Maxime’s thunderstorm (orage) wine. Living through droughts since 2017, Maxime was desperate for a late-season blast of rain that never came. He created this blend to use the more concentrated Gewurztraminer.

Pithy, aromatic maceration of Maxime’s white varieties, a successful experiment in infusion with large mesh bags, the ‘tea bag’ technique continues to catch on!

In a brutal year for Pinot Noir (bad mildew) Max has changed up his vinification process for his Pinot, and is pleased with the results. Crunchy, bright and very drinkable.

Alive & direct for the ‘21 vintage, back to its usual iteration of Pinot Gris & Muscat as equal partners. Heady, vibrant and delicious.

From the Bernstein slope on solid granite. A one-off cuvee, that Max can probably only make once every 5 years when conditions are correct. There's a double-etymology pun here about malolactic fermentation, and the paw of Max's cat: Malo. What else does one expect from the Alsace school.