Map of Thann from above, Alsace Pinot Noir: The Volcanic Exception marked with a wine glass

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Alsace Pinot Noir: The Volcanic Exception

Rangen de Thann: Alsace's volcanic grand cru. 350 million-year-old volcanic rock creates a terroir unique in the region.

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TourAlsace Pinot Noir: The Volcanic ExceptionGrand Cru Rangen de Thann is Alsace's most extreme vineyard: the southernmost, steepest (45° slopes), and only volcanic Grand Cru. The soil is graywacke, tuff, and volcanic ash from 350 million years ago. While Pinot Noir can't yet claim Grand Cru status here, the wines taste of smoke, gunpowder, and volcanic minerals unlike any other French Pinot.