Status
Plus Beaux
Official Most Beautiful Village
Village · Bas-Rhin
Mittelbergheim
An official Plus Beaux Village of pinkish-grey Renaissance stone — and the only Grand Cru that may use Sylvaner.
Houses
Renaissance
Unpainted pinkish-grey stone
Grand Cru
Zotzenberg
The only Sylvaner Grand Cru
Section
Northern
Near Barr on the route
The village
Mittelbergheim is one of the official Most Beautiful Villages of France, unusual for its natural pinkish-grey unpainted Renaissance houses (source: compass_artifact_wf-755602f0...). It sits in the northern section of the Alsace Wine Route near Barr.
Its claim to fame in the glass is Grand Cru Zotzenberg, the only Grand Cru permitted to use Sylvaner — a distinction unique among the 51 crus (source).
What to see
- 01Renaissance housesUnpainted pinkish-grey stone.
- 02Grand Cru ZotzenbergThe only Sylvaner Grand Cru.
- 03The village coreA compact Plus Beaux Village.
- 04Barr nearbyThe Bas-Rhin wine capital next door.
Taste & nearby
Our notesA quiet detour
A small, unspoiled Plus Beaux Village best paired with neighbouring Barr — the draw is the stone and the Sylvaner-only Zotzenberg Grand Cru rather than a full day's sightseeing.
Stone, Sylvaner, and quiet.
§From the wiki
Mittelbergheim is one of the official Most Beautiful Villages of France, unusual for its natural pinkish-grey unpainted Renaissance houses (source: compass_artifact_wf-755602f0...). It is home to Grand Cru Zotzenberg, the only Grand Cru permitted to use Sylvaner (source). It sits in the northern section of the Alsace Wine Route near Barr.