Heissenstein is a. lieu-dit in the commune of Nothalten in the Bas-Rhin, Alsace.

Vineyard area: 10 hectares (24.7 acres).

Terroir: Tom Stevenson (1993, p.249-50) says this site combines an unfavourable cool north-east aspect with fortuitously stony, heat-retaining soils–Heissenstein translates as ‘hot stones’–making it suitable for early ripening varieties such as Pinot Blanc and Pinot Noir.

Wineries

Certified Biodynamic: Julien Meyer.

Bibliography

Tom Stevenson, The Wines of Alsace, (Faber & Faber, 1993).