Clos Saint Urbain Rangen de Thann Riesling

Restrained in the nose. Secondary notes. A bit of salinity and limestone. Fairly dry

First sentence is a tester. Now full note. Pale to mid gold in colour - such clarity. Aromatics of pear and white peach - Barb thought a sandalwood note. Musky. So clean - not a hint of TDN (petrol/kerosene). A great texture and mouthfeel verging on luscious. Light to medium weight palate. Low acid. Thoroughly delicious.

Creamy and big and lush and bold and complex. Apricot candy cake, creamy banana peel, banana pudding, mango marmalade, honey, saffron, almond, hazelnut cake, bitter phenolics.

SGN. Balanced and fresh. Good tension and fruit

Whites and reds from our recent Confrerie Saint Etienne dinner. I was fortunate to take home the last bottle, and I’m glad we have a few extras to keep hidden in the CSE cellar for a few years to see how they age.

This was paired alongside a Gustave Lorentz Gewurtztraminer Reserve, with the food being Lemon Sole. Wonderful pairing. Hardly any whiff of petrol here…more tropical than anything (guava, green pineapple), lemon and limestone. On the palate, this is one of the more commanding and deeply rich Alsatian Riesling’s I’ve had in a while. It’s nervy down the mid-palate, but really fleshed out on the sides…big time balance. Mineral streak, and total Alsatian vibe to it, but all dialed up to 11 (in a good way). Even over the course of dinner, this improved. Still on the upswing.

Vi rage 2007 | peach, explosive smell, great balance

Vintage 2008 | awesome balance, fine minerality, light petrol touch

A fun combo here; 2015 & 2001. Both tasty with the ‘15 quite lean and classic and ‘01 rich, yellow and textural.

That wonderful petro, a bit smokey, spice and stone fruit. M+ acid, m body, lush long finish. Numerous layers and beautifully complex.

Anjou pear, quince, high toned but subtle lemon zest, lime, Apple skin, flinty and smokey nose. Lean and mean palate, that is incredibly saline and briny. Medium bodied, high acid, medium minus tannin. So complex, intense, and delicate. Want to retaste in 20 years, when it will be sublime.