France's Germanic wine region — the Marseille Crossroads Doctrine in viticulture. On the Rhine border with Germany (Baden across the river). The Vosges mountains create a dramatic rain shadow — Colmar is the driest city in France outside the Mediterranean. Wines are labelled by variety (Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Muscat) rather than by appellation — opposite of Burgundy. 51 Grand Cru sites. Vendange Tardive (VT) and Sélection de Grains Nobles (SGN) are the botrytised sweet wine categories.
| Year | Rating | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 86 | Good year. Classic Alsace typicity. Riesling mineral backbone maintained. Village wines outstanding value. |
| 2022 | 89 | Very good. Warm vintage. Ripe, generous Alsace wines. Pinot Gris and Gewürztraminer excelling. |
| 2021 | 84 | Good. Cooler year. Classic mineral Riesling profile — lower alcohol, higher acid. Excellent for ageing. |
| 2020 | 88 | Very good. Balance of richness and mineral precision. Grand Cru Riesling especially impressive. |
| 2019 | 91 | Excellent. Grand Crus at extraordinary level. Zind-Humbrecht and Weinbach producing benchmark wines. |
| 2018 | 88 | Very good. Warm vintage produced luscious Gewürztraminer and VT Riesling. GC whites structured. |
| 2017 | 92 | Outstanding Alsace. Grand Cru Rieslings of extraordinary minerality. Trimbach Clos Ste. Hune legendary. |