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Chardonnay · Pinot Blanc · Auxerrois
Hangenbreite
Extra Brut
A blanc de blancs aged 24 to 36 months on lees, minimal dosage. Fine, chiselled bubbles.
Family estate since 1780 · 8th generation
Precise wines, linear, made for the table.
In Dahlenheim, at the foot of the Engelberg grand cru, Mélanie Pfister makes dry, vibrant whites — the first woman to lead eight generations of vines.
- 1780
- Estate founded
- 8th
- generation on the vines
- 10 ha
- ≈ 40 parcels
- 2021
- Certified organic
01 The Estate · Passing it on
Eight generations of vines, and a hand that took up the shears in 2008.
1780
The first vines
The estate takes root in Dahlenheim, in the Bas-Rhin, and passes from one generation to the next across more than two centuries.
2008
Mélanie takes over
An agricultural engineer and oenologist trained in Bordeaux and Dijon, with spells at Zind-Humbrecht, Méo-Camuzet, Cheval Blanc, Yquem and Craggy Range in New Zealand, she becomes the first woman to lead the estate.
2021
Organic & Fair’n Green certification
A conversion carried through to the end: organic farming and the Fair’n Green sustainability standard — carbon footprint, working conditions, training, long-term investment.
On the label the first name comes above the surname: Mélanie Pfister, set in lower case beneath the hand-drawn motif. The heritage sits in the line below — vins de gastronomie depuis 1780.
Organic since 2021 Fair’n Green Les DiVINes d’Alsace
« Qu’ils soient issus d’un cépage unique ou le fruit d’un assemblage inédit, chacun de nos vins porte un nom qui le distingue et signe sa personnalité et son origine. »
“Whether from a single grape variety or an unexpected blend, each of our wines carries a name that sets it apart and marks its character and its origin.” (Translated from the French)
02 The Terroir · Clay and limestone
The minerality of limestone, the tension of great terroirs.
The village
Dahlenheim
Some twenty kilometres west of Strasbourg, on the Alsace Wine Route, set against the Engelberg slope. The village is first recorded in 884, in a charter for the abbey of Honau.
Grand Cru
Engelberg
“The mountain of angels” — the village’s grand cru: a south-facing slope, marl over a limestone base, giving broad and finely bred wines.
Named plot
Silberberg
“The silver mountain” — the mineral, clay-limestone terroir that gives the estate’s rieslings their taut, saline line.
One wine, one parcel, one name.
Almost every cuvée takes the shortened name of its named site. The estate’s forty parcels are spread across these sites — these are the ones that yield a wine today.
- Hangenbreite Breit · Paar
- Silberberg Silb · Berg
- Furdenheimer Tal Furd
- Kamm Kamm
- Auf dem Berg Berg
- Engelberg Grand Cru Engelberg
- Lenz Macération
- Huette (voisin de l’Engelberg) Hüt
- Rahn Rahn
- Weg Weg
Attributions établies d'après les sources publiques — à faire valider par le domaine.
The Dahlenheim hillsides — 10 hectares, some forty parcels
- ≈ 40
- parcelles
- 884
- première mention de Dahlenheim
- 1
- grand cru
- Calcaire
- le socle des coteaux
The Dahlenheim hillsides — 10 hectares, some forty parcels
The Dahlenheim hillsides — 10 hectares, some forty parcels
The Dahlenheim hillsides — 10 hectares, some forty parcels
03 The Wines · Cuvées
A list of named plots, one signature: directness.
Mostly dry wines, made for the table. Almost every cuvée takes the shortened name of its plot.
Crémant d’Alsace
01 cuvée White wines
07 cuvées
Mel
Blend — riesling, pinot gris, gewurztraminer, muscat
Dry
Mélanie’s signature cuvée: the four noble varieties together, riesling leading, in the proportions the vintage allows.
Paar
Pinot Blanc & Auxerrois
Hangenbreite
Dry
“The pair” — the freshness of pinot blanc, the flesh of auxerrois. A well-bred, generous white.
Silb
Pinot Gris
Silberberg
Dry
Aged in old barrels then in tank: an unusual mineral elegance, carried by juicy acidity.
Furd
Pinot Gris
Furdenheimer Tal
Off-dry
Steep slope, deep soil: the richest pinot gris of the range, losing none of the Pfister purity.
Kamm
Muscat Ottonel
Kamm
Dry
The estate’s dry muscat: all the perfume of the grape, without a gram of sugar.
Berg
Riesling
Auf dem Berg & Silberberg
Dry
Clay-limestone hillside: stone fruit and taut minerality, all in a straight line.
Engelberg
Riesling
Grand Cru Engelberg
Grand Cru · Dry
Marl over hard limestone, a south-facing slope. The estate’s great riesling for ageing.
Maceration — orange wine
01 cuvée
Pinot Noir
03 cuvées
Hüt
Pinot Noir
Huette (voisin de l’Engelberg)
Dry
South-facing slope beside the Engelberg, spontaneous fermentation, old Burgundy barrels (ex-Méo-Camuzet). Brightness and finesse.
Rahn
Pinot Noir
Rahn
Dry
The estate’s most ambitious red: barrel-aged, with the substance to keep.
Weg
Pinot Noir
Weg
Dry
Single-plot pinot noir on the clay-limestone slopes of Dahlenheim. A thirst-quenching red, supple and perfumed.
Current vintages, prices and availability
Write to us for the current vintage list and to find out which cuvées are available.
Recognition · Fine dining
Served at leading starred restaurants.
The estate’s wines appear on the lists of fine restaurants, in Alsace and beyond — recognition that speaks to the precision of the cuvées.
- ★
Julien Binz
Ammerschwihr
- ★
Le Cerf
Marlenheim
- ★★
La Merise
Laubach
Cédric Deckert
to be confirmed
- ★★
Arbane
Reims
Philippe Mille
MICHELIN Guide distinctions · non-exhaustive list
04 Visits & Tastings
Step into the cellar.
Tasting and direct sales at the estate. We welcome you around the wines of the current vintage, in the family cellar at the heart of the village.
Finding the estate
53 rue Principale, 67310 Dahlenheim
- Phone
- +33 3 88 50 66 32
- vins@melaniepfister.fr
05 Contact
Write to the estate.
A word about a visit, an order or a question — we will gladly reply.
- Address
- 53 rue Principale, 67310 Dahlenheim Directions ↗
- Phone
- +33 3 88 50 66 32
- vins@melaniepfister.fr
Wines made for the table, and for those who linger at it.