Famille Hugel Alsace Riesling ‘Classic’ 2018
12% abv, Riquewihr, imported by Frederick Wildman & Sons, New York, NY. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Riesling from clay and limestone vineyards around Riquewihr, the wine is fermented in tank and aged in the fine lees for six months. Tasting note: the Alsace Riesling is pale gold in color with […]
Anne de Laweiss Alsace Riesling ‘Collection’ 2019
12.5% abv, Bennwihr, imported by United Wine & Spirits, LLC, Houston, TX. Cork closure: synthetic. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Riesling, sustainably-farmed, from the co-op in Bestheim. Tasting note: the Alsace Riesling is medium lemon in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with aromas of honeysuckle, acacia, lemon blossom, kaffir lime, green […]
Keuntz-Bas Alsace Blanc 2021
13% abv, Ammerschwihr, imported by Kermit Lynch, Berkeley, CA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 65% Pinot Blanc, 15% Muscat, 14% Riesling & 6% Gewurztraminer from a 2-hectare block of vines aged over 30 years. The vines are organically farmed and the fermentation for the Pinot Blanc and Riesling take place in […]
Cave de Ribeauvillé Alsace Riesling Lieu-dit ‘Silberberg de Rorschwihr’ 2019
13.5% abv, Ribeauvillé, imported by Serge Doré Selections, South Salem, NY. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Riesling from the ‘silver hill’ from a limestone and chalk mountain rich in sea fossils with clay and loam soils on top of a famous vineyard where silver mines were dug in the middle […]
Jean Biecher & Fils Alsace Riesling Grand Cru Rosacker 2020
13% abv, Olivier Biecher, Saint Hippolyte, imported by Votto Vines, Hamden, CT. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Riesling, organically farmed. “ Rosacker is among the most celebrated of Alsace’s Grands Crus vineyards, with descriptions of its wines dating back to 1483. It owes its name to the wild roses, which grow […]
Cave de Beblenheim Alsace Grand Cru Schoenenbourg Riesling 2020
13% abv, Beblenheim, imported by W. Direct, Lawrence, KS. Cork closure: synthetic. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. 100% Riesling from the grand cru vineyard in Riquewihr grown on mark, sandstone and chalk soils. The harvest yielded very ripe grapes which were de-stemmed and fermented in stainless steel tank and aged for one year in bottle in cellar […]
Domaine Hubert Meyer Alsace Grand Cru Winzenberg Riesling 2018
13.5% abv, Blienschwiller, imported by J&J Winery Inc., Napa, CA. Cork closure. Synthetic. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 100% Riesling from the Grand Cru slope of Winzenberg, fermented almost dry. Winzenberg is a 19-hectare vineyards, “ocated on two hillsides facing south and south-east, separated by a small valley. Here the Rhine fault-line overlies the […]
Domaine Bott Geyl Alsace Riesling ‘Les Élements’ 2017
12% abv, Béblenheim, Thomas Calder Selections, imported by Palomar Imports LLC, Miami, FL. Cork closure: diam composite. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. From the domaine: “Jean-Christophe Bott is heir to the family tradition dating back to 1795, when his ancestor, Jean-Martin Geyl tended his vines and made his wine. Jean-Christophe Bott has been responsible for Domaine Bott-Geyl […]