Very smoky and flinty with lychee, papaya and star-fruit aromas. A very concentrated and super-silky gewurz that has none of the massiveness or bitterness towards which the wines of this grape so easily tend. And that in spite of more than 15% alcohol! In...
The 2020 Alsace Grand Cru Schoenenbourg Riesling "Gypse" opens with a deep and intense yet refined and elegant, pretty complex bouquet of ripe Riesling berries intertwined with saline notes. Full-bodied, elegant and with vivacious mineral drive and tensio...
Super smoky, spicy and flinty, this imposing and enveloping pinot gris is barely off-dry. Welcome to a world of smoky and textural complexity on the deep and refined palate. The power and concentration are almost as complete as the ripeness, effortlessly ...
This gorgeous Margaux possesses tremendous intensity as well as character. A real winner.
From a cooler, higher part of the grand cru that is facing east-southeast on rocky, reddish soils, the 2022 Hengst Wintzenheim Riesling opens with a very deep and coolish, intense and complex yet refined and elegant, terroir-driven bouquet with fresh appl...
Slight flickers of peach appear on the nose of the 2021 Gewurztraminer Rangen de Thann Clos Saint Urbain Grand Cru and almost have a creamy aspect, with tingling grapefruit spice and honeysuckle overtones. It is seductive because nothing is heady, beckoni...
A fluid, glossy style, with good range to its heather, orange, orchard and bitter almond flavors, all dusted in fleur de sel. Supported by a firm mineral foundation, this shows great depth and precision, with the subtlest hint of toastiness. Well-done and...