Great Alsace Wines at Peak Maturity

« Les Grands Vins d'Alsace à Maturité » : discover the review by Didier Frayssou of our Oenoschool tasting of 17 October 2016 and benefit from our tasting notes on 9 white wines from Alsace, featuring some of the greatest producers and finest crus.

Zind Humbrecht Cuvée Zind VDT 2005 (Chardonnay Auxerrois) **

A golden, old gold color and a complex nose: honey, quince, exotic fruits, candied lemons. The palate is warm, marked by alcohol, with residual sugar. The finish is bitter.

Etienne Loew Alsace Muscat Marnes Vertes 2005 **(*)

An intense golden color. A floral (rose), vegetal nose, with notes of white fruits. The palate is fairly long with a beautiful acidity, freshness, and little bitterness. Some slightly spiced and vegetal notes… an atypical but pleasant wine.

Agathe Bursin Sylvaner Eminence 2007 (old vines planted on the Grand Cru Zinnkoepfle) **(*)

The color is golden with orange highlights. The nose is original for a Sylvaner (candied fruits, quince). The palate has a beautiful acidity with a slight residual sugar. The length is relatively short.

Zind Humbrecht Alsace Riesling Clos Windsbuhl 2011 ***(*)

A little-evolved color, a nose of candied citrus fruits, lemongrass… The wine is dry on the palate, straight, mineral, and slightly closed.

Ostertag Riesling Grand Cru Munchberg 2008 ****(*)

A golden color. A nose of candied citrus fruits with some hydrocarbon notes. On the palate, apricots, citrus fruits, and grape skin come through. A pronounced acidity and significant concentration… A very fine bottle!

Weinbach Alsace Pinot Gris Cuvée Sainte Catherine 2002 ****

An evolved color and a complex nose with smoky aromas, pepper, menthol, and spices. The palate is marked by an acidic structure that balances a slight residual sugar without bitterness. A very fine wine that is both powerful and delicate.

Weinbach Gewurztraminer Cuvée Laurence 2001 ****

An old gold color with orange highlights. A nose of rose, caramel, and butter. The palate is consistent with the nose, with a good acidity that balances the sugar. The finish is straight and clean.

Ostertag Riesling Grand Cru Munchberg 2007 VT ****(*)

A tangy nose of green apples and citrus fruits. The palate reveals a beautiful acidity for this off-dry wine with a very refreshing finish.

Marcel Deiss Alsace Grand Cru Gewurztraminer Altenberg de Bergheim 1988 SGN ***

A copper-colored hue, a very lovely nose of bitter oranges, mushrooms, and pineapple. The palate is very rich, quite heavy, with a finish full of bitterness. Even a present acidity cannot make this wine feel digestible…

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