White Burgundy - 1997

Red Bordeaux - 1997

Bordeaux White - 1997

Syrupy Bordeaux - 1997

Champagne - 1997

Elegance, finesse and uprightness: while not necessarily constituting a vintage year, it seems to have been fairly a success for the Chardonnays.

"The sweetest year of all time," as this vintage was described. In Mittelbergheim, all the more credit to Albert Seltz for producing some dry wines to go down in history. In the Riesling, but especially in the Sylvaner, of which he is an "unconditional" supporter, as his corks announce. For the Grand Cru Zotzenberg, still denied the appellation because the INAO does  not (yet) consider the Sylvaner a noble variety, this big, nervous brown grape gives a wine of an incredible complexity.

General quality of the vintage wine: very good. Excellent very well-balanced wines.