From 50+-year-old vines grown in low-fertility, highly weathered granitic soils, Albert Boxler’s Pinot Blanc Reserve is a treasure trove of ripe pear, apricot kernel and those jarred spiced apple rings that make their appearance during the holidays. Heady spice notes lead into a wine with a story to tell—a vein of quartz wending through a textural landscape suggestive of fine lees contact. Subtle autolytic notes lend gravity to overt brightness to which orchard and pome fruits play a starring role.
93 Points