For reasons that are unclear to me, this wine, which this excellent estate usually markets as an AOC Alsace, is in 2020 a simple VDF. Not to worry, it’s outstanding. Nose has honeyed ripe apple and pear, meadow flowers, wet stones, and some spice. Round, mouthfilling, and concentrated—you can actually sense the dry extract—the initial mouthfeel makes one expect sweetness, but zingy, lip-smacking acids quickly show out a surprisingly dry palate. Loads of crushed stone minerality in the back half of the long finish. Excellent.
For reasons that are unclear to me, this wine, which this excellent estate usually markets as an AOC Alsace, is in 2020 a simple VDF. Not to worry, it’s outstanding. Nose has honeyed ripe apple and pear, meadow flowers, wet stones, and some spice. Round, mouthfilling, and concentrated—you can actually sense the dry extract—the initial mouthfeel makes one expect sweetness, but zingy, lip-smacking acids quickly show out a surprisingly dry palate. Loads of crushed stone minerality in the back half of the long finish. Excellent.
May 26th, 2023
Alsace, France
