Grand Cru Alsace
The Grand Cru system in Alsace was introduced in 1983, with the first 25 vineyards classified at that time. It denotes a wine from a single named vineyard site, from a single vintage, and from one of the four permitted varieties: Riesling, Muscat, Gewürztraminer or Pinot Gris. The maximum permitted yields are distinctively lower than for those of the basic appellation Alsace.
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Domaine Zind Humbrecht,
Ready, but will keep,
Zind Humbrecht's 2007 Gewurztraminer Grand Cru Hengst, Selection de Grains Nobles shows an aromatic nose of rose water, intensely spicy, pineapple/grapefruit-scented nose that gives way to a palate of extreme elegance and well balanced sweetness. Concentrated flavours fill the mouth with lush lychee notes, honeysuckle, exotic spices and tropical fruits. Boisterously expressive yet graceful, this will hold for many years, gaining more layers of additional complexity and it will not begin to hit its plateau of maturity after 25-30 years. It is a candidate for perfection!
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Domaine Weinbach,
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Mirroring the dark granitic rocks peering down on the village on Kayserberg, the Faller family's famous vineyard Schlossberg is underpinned by granite soils, bringing a real sense of stature and poise to the wine. Naturally more concentrated than previous years due to the loss of up to 40% of fruit at flowering, this is the Faller's flagship Riesling, topped only by 'L'Inedit'. It speaks of a family whose whole being is bound up with the symbiosis between the granite rocks and Riesling. Given the small but high quality fruit, this is a dry wine that would benefit from a decade's ageing in a dark cellar, so drinking at its best from 2018/20 till 2030 say.
(David Berry Green, Berrys' Alsace Buyer)
(David Berry Green, Berrys' Alsace Buyer)
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Domaine Zind Humbrecht,
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The volcanic terroir of the Rangen is perfect for the Gewurztraminer grape and produces wines with great ageing potential. Intensely ripe at the time of harvest, this wine is just a step away from being a Vendange Tardive. A flinty gunpowder character is very much in evidence though it is tempered with white fruit flavours and oriental spices. This is rich, dense and unctuous, yet perfectly balanced. Drink 2010-2020.
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Muenchberg Grand Cru Riesling remains André’s flagship wine: a perfect match of vine and site. Only 3km from the winery, with a shading forest above and a cooling stream at its feet, the vineyard’s volcanic and pink sandstone imbue Riesling with minerality and flesh respectively. Still a baby, everything under wraps, held ever so tightly, yet the latent power, poise and angelic shape of this wine is discernible. Defined by a dry, salty backdrop that André searches for, as evidence of deep-rooted minerality (and encouraged by biodynamic viticulture).
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Rudera Wines,
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On the nose, citrus, peach and an attractive burnt matchstick characteristic. The palate displays pure fruit, lemon-like acidity and carefully judged oak before a long, dry “grape skin like” finish. A great example of a true South African Chenin Blanc. Dry and assertive in style with clean lines throughout.
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Domaine Zind Humbrecht,
Ready, but will improve,
60 yo vines, mauve granite soils, steep south facing slope and 33 grams RS makes for a potent brew! Brand is a prodigious Grand Cru vineyard whose heat and humidity triggers noble rot easily, as per in 2010 when this wine effectively became a Vendange Tardive. Medium sweet, this is immaculately turned out with bristling acidity to balance out the sugar and noble rot, but it tastes drier than you expect looking at the figures; the sign of a great vineyard. Drinking till 2035 at least.
(David Berry Green, Berrys' Alsace Buyer)
(David Berry Green, Berrys' Alsace Buyer)
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Made from Lucas’s favourite grape variety, Sylvaner, this is classically proportioned and expressive, with excellent balance. Pale lemon in colour with flecks of gold, it offers lifted aromas of quince, red apple and honeysuckle. The palate is dry with white pepper spice and a pithy fruit character from 10 months spent on its lees. Drink now to 2020.