Alsace Wines in Scherwiller
Scherwiller is located 50 km south of Strasbourg, 20 km from the border with Germany, and 450 km east of Paris. The village nestles at the junction of the valleys of Sainte Marie aux Mines and Villé, on the site of a major battle fought during the Peasant War.
The Frey-Sohler estate has evolved through several generations, all intimately linked with the village and the wines of Alsace. Currently occupying 29 hectares, the estate is run by Damien and Nicolas SOHLER. It is included within the « Scherwiller » Appellation Communale, and runs across the rocky slopes of the Rittersberg, at the foot of the imposing Château de l’Ortenbourg, which looks down upon these magnificent vineyards.
The Frey-Sohler estate is the sole distributor of wines from the vineyard belonging to the Sohler family.
The Vineyards
RITTERSBERG
(hill of the knights): shallow, granite soil, where the wine must struggle to thrive, producing a dignified wine with a salty, mineral character.
ORTENBERG
Another granite soil, with a deeper subsoil resulting in intense, fruity aromas.
SCHERWILLER
This Appellation Communale (one of a small number) may only be used for wine made from the Riesling grape. This is a precocious soil – alluvial, light, hot, dry, with a filtering effect – which gives the wine a nutmeg fragrance with a hint of lemon flavour in the mouth.
KREFFZEN
Scene of the Peasant War in 1525, when the peasants who rose up against the Duke of Lorraine were slaughtered. Another dry soil which sets off the specific aromas of the individual grape varieties, home to the estate’s old parcels of Gewurztraminer, and provider of the grapes for most of our renowned Crémant Riesling.
GRAND CRU FRANKSTEIN
The medieval city of Dambach-la-Ville nestles at the foot of the frankstein slopes. The soil is remarkably uniform. At between 220 and 330 meters altitude its east and south-east facing slopes soak up the sunshine, from the very earliest raus of the morning. Its soil iscomposed of well-drained granite-mica scree which filters water and retains heat well. By then Middle ages the Frankstein’s reputation extended beyond Dambach-la-Ville itself. Numerous estates, dioceses and abbeys proudly owned vineyards here, for example in 1320 the Unterlinden abbey of Colmar and the Diocese of Strasbourg. The first July 2008 is the date on which the very first vintage of our estate’s Gewurztraminer Grand Cru Frankstein became available for tasting. An exceptional wine, produced on an exceptional terroir – and an exceptional vintage. Winner of a Gold Medal at its first participation in the World Gewurztraminer Awards.
The Cellar
All our barrels and vats are equipped with temperature controls. The grape juice is allowed to settle cold, and the temperature of the fermentation process is electronically monitored from start to finish. During bottling operations, the corking machine operates under vacuum, and the bottles are conveyed along a storage table to ensure optimum corking and a wine that keeps very well.
Store & Tasting
OPENING HOURS :
From Monday to Friday :
8.00h am to 12.00 and 1.00h pm to 7.00pm
Saturday :
8.00 am to 12.00 and 1.00 pm to 6.00 pm
Sunday :
-closed from Januay to April
-opened from May to Dezember :
10.00 am to 12.00 and 1.00 pm to 6.00 pm
Wine Exhibitions 2024
Fore more informations please contact us by email, or visit our facebook page.
– Prowein Düsseldorf, du dimanche 10 au mardi 12 Mars 2024
– Salon des Vins de Caen, du Vendredi 22 au Dimanche 24 Mars 2024
– Salon des Vins de Gondecourt, du 26 au 28 avril 2024
– Foire de Paris, Porte de Versailles, du Mercredi 1er mai 2024 au Dimanche 12 Mai 2024
