With a single holding of more than 330 acres in Guebwiller, Domaines Schlumberger is the largest Grands Crus producer in Alsace. All Schlumberger wines are estate-grown. Because of the aridity and steepness of the domains, the yields are about 50 percent of the average for the appellation of Alsace. The resulting grapes are very high quality and have exceptional flavor concentration.

For over 200 years, the Schlumberger family has devoted itself to farming the vineyards with passion, dedication and respect to the environment.

The Les Princes Abbés range is the Schlumberger family’s tribute to the Abbots princes from the local Abbey at Murbach who owned the vineyards in the area until the French Revolution, and who were the first to sell the wines from Guebwiller abroad.

80% of the fruit comes from the limestone Bollenberg plot, while the remaining 20% comes from our marlstone Saering plot.

Vinification occurs during a maceration of two weeks. Its growth in traditional tuns for 10 months allows adding a more full-bodied and more complex structure to its fruity character. 

The color is cherry red with violet reflections, of good intensity. The disc is shiny, limpid and transparent. The wine presents youth. The nose is frank, pleasant and of good intensity. We perceive a dominant scent of red fruits, currant, cherry and a fine, larded register. Aeration amplifies these odors and reveals the black fruits, the blackberry, the meat juice and the spices, the pepper. The good sanitary state of the grapes translates a typical nose, representative of the Pinot Noir profile of Alsace, flattering and complex.

Serve this wine with cured meats to start a meal, a veal roast with pasta and cream of mushroom, or duck breast with cherry sauce. Serve at 60°F.