Domaine Marcel Deiss
Le Jardin des Anges Engelgarten Cru d'Alsace Riesling Blend
Alsace, France
Mind-blowing! Such a complex melange of flavors, mineral, and acidity all in perfect balance. Nose is ripe pear, peach, apricot, and white flowers. On the palate, the wine is dry with sensations of wet stone,, mineral, and white fruit. The finish goes on forever.
This is a unique wine for Alsace from one of the region’s great producers. It is a blend of Pinot Gris, Riesling, Muscat with perhaps a few other varietals in small quantities. The grapes are from the Premier cru Engelgarten vineyard which is mostly stony gravel.
Most Alsatian wines are single varietal, but Marcel Deiss believes that blends often show off the terroir better. He has lobbied for changes to Alsatian wine laws for many years to allow more single vineyard blends. He also makes single vineyard, single varietal Grand Crus which are sensational, but his blends are also worth trying.
This wine shows his artistry and experience at work and is beautiful. It is great to drink now, but you could also cellar it for 7 - 10 years. 2015 vintage on Aug 6, 2018.
Mind-blowing! Such a complex melange of flavors, mineral, and acidity all in perfect balance. Nose is ripe pear, peach, apricot, and white flowers. On the palate, the wine is dry with sensations of wet stone,, mineral, and white fruit. The finish goes on forever.
This is a unique wine for Alsace from one of the region’s great producers. It is a blend of Pinot Gris, Riesling, Muscat with perhaps a few other varietals in small quantities. The grapes are from the Premier cru Engelgarten vineyard which is mostly stony gravel.
Most Alsatian wines are single varietal, but Marcel Deiss believes that blends often show off the terroir better. He has lobbied for changes to Alsatian wine laws for many years to allow more single vineyard blends. He also makes single vineyard, single varietal Grand Crus which are sensational, but his blends are also worth trying.
This wine shows his artistry and experience at work and is beautiful. It is great to drink now, but you could also cellar it for 7 - 10 years. 2015 vintage on Aug 6, 2018.
