At A Glance
- Field
- Detail
- Region
- Alsace
- Home
- Épfig
- Sparkling style
- Crémant d'Alsace
- Grand Cru range
- Grand Crus from different Alsatian terroirs
- Defining practice
- Sustainable viticulture
The Producer
Arthur Metz started as a family winemaking enterprise in Épfig. The house makes Crémant d'Alsace, Arthur Metz Gewurztraminer, Rosé Sparkling Wine Belrose and Grand Cru wines from different Alsatian terroirs. The range includes a regional sparkling appellation, a white wine named for its grape, a rosé sparkling style and wines from classified Alsatian vineyard categories.
Today the company manages more than 1,000 hectares of vineyards under sustainable viticulture and directly owns 85 hectares. Sustainable viticulture refers to the farming system used across the managed vineyard area, while direct ownership refers to the hectares held by the company itself.
Place
Épfig lies in the heart of the Alsace vineyard, and it is where the Metz family's wine history began. Marlenheim enters through Maison Laugel, a family enterprise based there. Crémant d'Alsace names a regional sparkling appellation, while Grand Cru identifies a classified vineyard category tied to specific terroirs. The labels include both a regional sparkling name and a named vineyard category.
Story
The Metz family's wine history began in 1904 in Épfig. From the 1950s onward, Arthur Metz operated as a producer négociant from the Bercy warehouses in Paris. In 1972, he returned to his native village to grow the family operation and move the business back to Alsace. The Helfrich family acquired Arthur Metz in 1991 and continued its development.
Wines
Arthur Metz Crémant d'Alsace Brut Prestige and Arthur Metz Crémant d'Alsace Extra Brut are the house's Crémant d'Alsace bottlings. Dosage is the sugar adjustment that sets a sparkling wine's final sweetness. Brut and Extra Brut are dosage terms, and Extra Brut denotes the drier style. Rosé Sparkling Wine Belrose adds a rosé sparkling wine, while Arthur Metz Gewurztraminer is a white wine in the range.
The house produces 15 Grand Crus from different Alsatian terroirs. Grand Cru is a classified vineyard category, so the designation points to place on the label. Arthur Metz Crémant d'Alsace Brut Prestige is pale yellow with green reflections. Its mousse, the foam above a sparkling wine, is abundant, with fine bubbles that move quickly. The texture is crunchy, and the character is crisp, fresh, expressive and thirst quenching.
Final Word
Arthur Metz is an Épfig family house whose history runs through the Bercy warehouses in Paris and its union with Maison Laugel in Marlenheim. The current range pairs regional sparkling wine with Grand Cru wines from different Alsatian terroirs.