When you arrive at Barr, by the Strasbourg road, you will see on the right the Kirchberg on the eastern slope of the Champ du Feu massif.
It owes its name to the Saint Martin chapel erected at the top of the hill.
This 40 ha area has belonged to the prestigious Grand Cru appellation since 1983. It meets the ideal conditions for the production of wines of character:
- facing south-east, at an altitude varying between 215 and 315 m
- sheltered from the north winds by the forest
- extremely sunny
- with a clay-limestone soil strewn with pebbles.
Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris and Riesling are particularly favored there, although less early than on other terroirs.
The wines obtained are rich and opulent, often closed in their youth, and require several years of aging before reaching their peak and developing their fruitiness, aromas and structure. These are certainly great wines for aging.