Pinot Gris AOC Alsace

As with other wines originating from the single Clos Windsbuhl vineyard (one that famously missed out on 'Grand Cru' status due to not being submitted!), one's struck by the cool minerally energy, a wine that speaks more of the soil than the fruit per se. The 10 month long ferment tailed off leaving an off-dry style with 49 grams of residual, yet the palate is fantastically focused, charged with bristling electricity, leaving an oh! so cleansing pear purity. Needs time, till 2014 to see its best. Great with creamy veal or white meat platters.
(David Berry Green )

Benefiting from a cool, calcareous rocky terrain, Hunawihr's Clos Windsbuhl is a legendary vineyard producing wines of great minerality, verve & longevity. Unaffected by noble rot (which was diverted away to produce a Vendange Tardive) in '02, the purity and definition of this racy wine is staggering; indeed such is its stature that there is no inkling of its 15% abv. Needs decanting at all cost & will age for 10 years.