2022 Moenchberg Pinot Gris Alsace Grand Cru 6pk 6x750ml

The Kreydenweiss family's roots in Andlau's vineyards stretch back to the 18th century, when their forebears the Gresser family tended vines and ran a mill for the Abbey. By 1850 Alfred Gresser was bottling his own wines; in 1918 Fernand sold the mill to focus entirely on wine. After WWII, Denise and Rene Kreydenweiss shifted from wholesale to direct sales, and in 1971 Marc Kreydenweiss took the reins — pushing the domaine toward pure terroir expression through biodynamic viticulture and founding the Biodyvin organization in 1989.

Moenchberg — also called "Le Moine" — is one of Alsace's great Grand Cru sites, and this is the 2022 Pinot Gris from that hillside. Marc and son Manfred made the wine after their biodynamic conversion, fermenting fruit sourced from six local vignerons farming organically or biodynamically, and letting certain cuvees mature on lees for extended periods.

The wine pours a vibrant gold — the result of age and residual sugar. The nose shows honey, exotic spices, confected pip and stone fruits, and tropical notes. Quince jelly and mango sit above stewed apricot and yellow plums. Moenchberg's trademark acidity has softened over the years but still anchors the fruit and tertiary richness, keeping the wine lively and defined.

This is Alsace Grand Cru Pinot Gris with real depth and a decade of evolution behind it — the kind of wine that reminds you why the region's best whites belong in serious cellars. Pull the cork tonight or let it ride another five years.