The Mader domaine is a very small quantity, high quality wine producer based in the picture postcard village of Hunawihr in the middle of vineyards on the Route des Vins. The family own 9 hectares of vineyards, including  prized holdings of vines in the famous ‘Rosacker’ Grand Cru vineyard and also now in the Grand cru Schl0ssberg. All vineyard work is carried out by hand and since 2005 their son Jerome is now running the estate having studied and gained a Diploma in Oenology. Since returning to the family estate Jerome has also converted all their vineyards to bio-dynamic viticulture.

The 2023 Gewürztraminer comes entirely from Grand cru Rosacker which exceeded the yields allowed for Grand cru and as such has had to be de-classified in this vintage. Also notably the wine fermented almost totally dry finishing with just 3.5 g/L residual sugar making this one of the driest Gewürztraminer. What an outstanding success this has proven to be, showing the signature rose petal aromatics so typical of this terroir. Whole bunch pressed with natural fermentation and ageing on lees for 6 months. It has a clear and fresh, pretty, precise and aromatic bouquet of rose water and wild roses with some smoky spicy aromas finishing dry and very long making this incredibly moreish. A fine and refreshing gewurztraminer to drink by the bottle not just by the glass. Another outstanding success in this vintage.