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Alsace Klevner is a type of white wine made in the Alsace region of France. It's named after a traditional wine grape known as "Klevener de Heiligenstein". The wine’s production is limited to a few communes in the region.
Klevner or Clevner is not a specific variety but a name that in Alsace has been used by different locally grown white varieties especially Pinot family like Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, and Pinot Noir and including Chardonnay.
However, the wine known as Alsace Klevner specifically uses the Savagnin Rose variety (Traminer variant) grown in the village of Heiligenstein and its surroundings in Bas-Rhin, Alsace. It is a full-bodied, spicy, and aromatic wine, distinguished by its intense floral scent. The flavor profile typically includes notes of ripe fruit, spices, and honey.
Despite its rich aroma and body, Klevner is often crisp with generally high acidity. It is well suited for aging and can be enjoyed with a variety of foods, including charcuterie, cheeses like Munster or Roquefort, as well as with fish and shellfish. It is a wine that often improves with some years in storage allowing more complex flavors to develop.
In Alsace, there has been an appellation contrôlée for Klevener de Heiligenstein since 1997, originally as an experimental A.O.C until 2007 but by now is fully recognized.
It is less common compared to other Alsace wines, and not as widely exported, making Alsace Klevner somewhat of a hidden gem in the world of wine.