Alsace is truly the last region in which Grand Cru status wines can be reasonably priced and affordable compared to any other appellation in France. Even Chablis Grand Crus used to be a deal, but no longer; as prices for Burgundy and Bordeaux continue to climb into the stratosphere, Alsace remains the ultimate frontier for world-class terroir at an approachable entry point. 

Here's a "wow factor" bottle that shatters the misconception of Riesling as a sweet or off-dry white. This is a bone-dry, full-bodied powerhouse that delivers electric acidity and enough structural integrity to stay fresh in the decanter for four days.  

The domaine of Valérie and Christian Beyer is widely considered the finest address in Eguisheim, and this 2022 Pfersigberg represents the pinnacle of their craft. The Pfersigberg Grand Cru site is legendary for its complex limestone soils, which imbue the wine with a profound, savory minerality that you simply won't find in lesser vineyards. The critics have taken notice, with Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate awarding it a stellar 96 points, calling it an "impressive, firmly structured, saline and savory limestone Riesling". Vinous was equally enamored, offering a 94 to 96-point score and praising its "effortless pleasure" and "unabashed fruitiness".  

This is a wine that commands your attention from the first sip, offering a sensory journey through one of Alsace's most storied sites. On the nose, it opens with intense aromas of ripe pink grapefruit, peachy overtones, and fragrant crushed citrus leaf. The palate is incredibly juicy and expansive, filling the mouth with concentrated stone fruit, Meyer lemon, and a persistent, saline finish that echoes the ancient limestone terroir.  

If you have the chance to taste this, one bottle is simply not going to suffice—this is the kind of white that evolves beautifully over several nights and will age gracefully for a decade or more. We are thrilled to offer this as a U.S. Exclusive at a price point that reinforces why Alsatian Grand Crus are the best value in fine wine today. 

Cheers and taste well! 

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Critical Acclaim: 

96 Points, Wine Advocate:

• “Vinified in stainless steel and bottled in late March, the 2022 Riesling Grand Cru Pfersigberg is clear and herbal on the reductive yet intense and discreetly aromatic nose; it opens up in the glass and delivers ripe and well-concentrated stone fruit and limestone aromas. On the palate, this is a full-bodied, dense, complex, firmly structured, saline and savory limestone Riesling with fresh lemon notes on the long, structured, persistently saline finish. This is an impressive Pfersigberg Riesling. It is dry, of course. 13% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in April 2024.” - Stephen Reinhardt, Wine Advocate

94-96 Points, Vinous Media:

• “The 2022 Riesling Pfersigberg Grand Cru is to be bottled in March 2024. The nose offers ripe pink grapefruit aromatics with peachy overtones. The palate is incredibly juicy, flowing with unabashed fruitiness in its pre-sulfured self. It fills the mouth and mind with its expansive but elegant aromas of orange, Meyer lemon and white peach. It's fine, smooth and equally expansive with a nice texture. Lovely zestiness frames the palate with effortless pleasure and fragrant, perfumed, crushed citrus leaf aromatics. (Bone-Dry)” - Anne Krebiehl MW, Vinous Media