Frankstein

🇫🇷 France

Grand Cru Rare find

ONLY homogeneous pink granite Grand Cru - 4 hillsides over Dambach-la-Ville, 16th-generation Beck-Hartweg.

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Region profile

History

Dambach-la-Ville sits on unique homogeneous pink granite bedrock. Four hillsides surrounding St. Sebastien Chapel combined into single Grand Cru. Beck-Hartweg domaine traces to early 16th century; Florian and Mathilde (16th generation) now lead. Organic certification 2011. Grand Cru 1992.

Climate
UNIQUE: homogeneous pink two-mica granite (both soil AND subsoil); 220-330m on four hillsides; excellent drainage
Signature wines
Beck-Hartweg Frankstein Riesling (~$35) - 16th generation; 70-year-old vines; ONLY pure pink granite terroir
What sets it apart
ONLY homogeneous pink granite Grand Cru (soil AND subsoil); 16th-generation winemaking; 4 hillsides unified

Facts

  • 56.20 hectares across FOUR hillsides (Frauenberg, Pflanzer, Frankstein, Lanzenberg)
  • ONLY Grand Cru with pure pink granite soil AND subsoil
  • Beck-Hartweg owns 25% of holdings

Region profile from the Wine Memories wine-data corpus · verified January 2026