Albert Boxler

Grand Cru Sommerberg Riesling

9.3210 ratings
9.390 pro ratings
Sommerberg, Katzenthal, Alsace, France
Riesling
Pork, Squash & Root Vegetables, Chili & Hot Spicy, White Fish, Fruit Desserts, Meaty & Oily Fish, Duck, Goat & Feta Cheese, Blue Cheese
Top Notes For
Shengli Hu

Green crisp Granny Smith, fresh lemon, cilantro, grass, glycerol, crushed wet stone on the palate. Fresh and zippy. Med+ finish. Intense and concentrated. Slightly tannic. Bone dry.

Green crisp Granny Smith, fresh lemon, cilantro, grass, glycerol, crushed wet stone on the palate. Fresh and zippy. Med+ finish. Intense and concentrated. Slightly tannic. Bone dry.

Nov 12th, 2023
Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.2

Alsatian Riesling that punches well above its PP.

Alsatian Riesling that punches well above its PP.

Jun 18th, 2023
Jon Anderson

2016

2016

Apr 19th, 2019
Michael Madrigale

Sommelier/Wine Director Bar Boulud, Epicerie Boulud, Boulud Sud

9.6

Peach, lemon. Salt, granite. 2007

Peach, lemon. Salt, granite. 2007

5 people found it helpfulAug 4th, 2014
Stephan Reinhardt

Author The Finest WInes of Germany

9.3

Always a great Riesling balancing power, richness and elegance: Albert Boxler's Sommerberg Grand Cru 2011.

Always a great Riesling balancing power, richness and elegance: Albert Boxler's Sommerberg Grand Cru 2011.

2 people found it helpfulMay 13th, 2014
Richard Betts

Master Sommelier/Winemaker/Mezcalero Saint Glinglin, Sombra

10

Best thirty bucks I've spent all year and one of the great Rieslings ever. Forever ever.

Best thirty bucks I've spent all year and one of the great Rieslings ever. Forever ever.

1 person found it helpfulDec 20th, 2015
Dan O'Brien

Owner/Winemaker Gail Wines

8.9

This wine smells of sand and sea breeze.

This wine smells of sand and sea breeze.

1 person found it helpfulMay 15th, 2014
Max Gottesfeld

Citrus, honey, and rinds.

Citrus, honey, and rinds.

Feb 13th, 2017
Matt Duncan

Sweeter than expected, without enough brightness to make it an ideal pairing wine. Vanilla, Meyer lemon, green banana.

Sweeter than expected, without enough brightness to make it an ideal pairing wine. Vanilla, Meyer lemon, green banana.

Jan 3rd, 2017
Christanna Honer

Strangely overly oxidized. Would expect a wine of this caliber to be still holding up but felt like this was losing structure. Nutty and salty.

Strangely overly oxidized. Would expect a wine of this caliber to be still holding up but felt like this was losing structure. Nutty and salty.

Aug 18th, 2016