#WBC15 and Alsatian Riesling’s Delicious Diversity
There is something about attending one’s first Wine Blogger’s Conference, aside from the instant camaraderie—that irreplaceable sense that you are in a room full of people who get what it is that you are doing, or attempting to do on a very deep level—in addition, there are a multitude of sessions for attendees to choose from. […]
Schoenheitz Vin D’ Alsace Herrenreben Riesling 2010
With lilting notes of lychee, wet stones, ginger and white flowers, the 2010 Schoenheitz Vin D’ Alsace Herrenreben Riesling offers excellent value for money. It’s medium-bodied and bright, expressive and markedly fresh, and the finish is mouthwatering and quite long, tinged with lemon zest and oyster shell. This graceful Riesling has a long life ahead […]
Zind-Humbrecht Vin D’Alsace Riesling 2013
Zind-Humbrecht has been producing wine since the 15th century, no surprise, they’ve perfected the art of coaxing the best out of Alsatian Riesling. Pale straw and limpid, with delicate notes of pink grapefruit, white flowers and wet gravel and a faint, ascending note of kerosene. It’s medium-bodied and rounder than one might expect, nevertheless, the […]
Barmès Buecher Rosenberg Riesling 2012
Barmès Buecher practicies biodynamic farming, and this fine example, the 2012 Rosenberg Riesling was grown in deep clay-limestone soils. The result is a wine that is full and rich in its comportment, with expansive tropical notes: papaya, cling peaches, and spice. And as the nose suggests, it’s quite viscous and slightly oily in the mouth, […]
Gustave Lorentz Pinot Noir Le Rosé 2013
The 2013 Gustave Lorentz Pinot Noir Le Rosé is round and supple on the palate with soft, feminine perfumed aromatics of white hand soap and potpourri, like grandma’s handbag followed by market raspberries and melon. The palate and the nose are more or less an exact match, and it’s clean and fresh, without any hard […]
Ostertag Alsace Les Vieilles Vigne de Sylvaner 2011
Purportedly, Sylvaner was Germany’s most widely planted grape variety at the turn of the century. So what happened? It has long since been overshadowed by Riesling in both Germany and Alsace. After tasting this overachiever, I’ll be more of a devotee. The Ostertag Alsace Les Vieilles Vigne de Sylvaner 2011 is loaded with lime zest, […]
Vouette Et Sorbée Champagne Blanc D’Argile Extra Brut NV
While I slightly preferred Vouette et Sorbée’s Fidèle over the Blanc d’Argile Extra Brut, this saturating Champagne has as much magnitude and depth as the former. On opening, all I could think of was…fresh old-fashioned buttermilk doughnuts, golden delicious apples, and crushed stones. Full and weighty on the palate, with an ultra-fine mousse, it presents […]