Domaine Laurent Barth
Alsace Riesling
Alsace, France
I struggle with the rating of this wine. I admittedly am fairly new to diving deeper into Alsace Riesling, and so my enthusiasm for this wine May be colored but the fact that I just don’t have the experience to put it into perspective. (First experience drinking quality champagne springs to mind; “it’s all so good!”) This Riesling is very delicious, and it has all of the qualities that I think I need in a good Riesling: high, but functional acid; a broad range of fruit in varying degrees of ripeness; minerality (smoky flint); savory & herbal components; and richness with a body that’s not too puny. I will say that there is a nagging hint in the back of my mind that says that all of this is plastic and lacks a three-dimensionality that I will find in better examples. Damn, it’s tasty, though!
I struggle with the rating of this wine. I admittedly am fairly new to diving deeper into Alsace Riesling, and so my enthusiasm for this wine May be colored but the fact that I just don’t have the experience to put it into perspective. (First experience drinking quality champagne springs to mind; “it’s all so good!”) This Riesling is very delicious, and it has all of the qualities that I think I need in a good Riesling: high, but functional acid; a broad range of fruit in varying degrees of ripeness; minerality (smoky flint); savory & herbal components; and richness with a body that’s not too puny. I will say that there is a nagging hint in the back of my mind that says that all of this is plastic and lacks a three-dimensionality that I will find in better examples. Damn, it’s tasty, though!
May 9th, 2020
Nice weeknight Alsatian Riesling. Dry, medium body, good acid, decent minerality. Not hugely complex or cut, but quite tasty with assorted wursts and choucroute. Re-buy? Why not?
Nice weeknight Alsatian Riesling. Dry, medium body, good acid, decent minerality. Not hugely complex or cut, but quite tasty with assorted wursts and choucroute. Re-buy? Why not?
Oct 27th, 2015
High acid, med body, Stoney mineralogy salinity, green fruits with some dried apricots.
High acid, med body, Stoney mineralogy salinity, green fruits with some dried apricots.
Jan 20th, 2020
Dry Alsace Riesling, easy drinking. Kind of viscous.
Dry Alsace Riesling, easy drinking. Kind of viscous.
Jun 7th, 2016
