Frédéric Mochel – Riesling 2017, Cuvée Henriette – Altenberg de Bergbieten, Alsace Grand Cru

Frédéric Mochel – Riesling 2017, Cuvée Henriette – Altenberg de Bergbieten, Alsace Grand Cru

The nose is fresh, slightly tight and offers minerality. it reveals notes of fresh zests, crunchy apple and small notes of flint/racy minerality associated with a hint of fresh lemon flowers and fine hints of small crunchy fruits. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a juicy/acidulous frame, a good definition, tension, precision as well…

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Kuentz-Bas – Mosaïk 2017 – Alsace Riesling

Kuentz-Bas – Mosaïk 2017 – Alsace Riesling

The nose is fruity and offers a fine minerality. It reveals notes of ripe lemon, juicy/ripe yellow plum and small notes of quince associated with very fine touches of mandarin flowers as well as a hint of fresh zests, fresh quince and fine hints of flint. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a juicy/finely…

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Haag – Cuvée Marie 2016, Gewurztraminer – Alsace Grand Cru, Zinnkoepfle

Haag – Cuvée Marie 2016, Gewurztraminer – Alsace Grand Cru, Zinnkoepfle

The nose is fruity, elegant, precise, racy and offers a beautiful definition. It reveals notes of quenette, citrus zest and small notes of flowers (rose, honeysuckle) associated with slight hints of lychee, green apple and racy minerality. The palate is fruity, suave, well-balanced and offers a fine acid frame, gourmandise, precision, a (very) slight tension,…

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Dirler-Cadé – Gewurztraminer 2016 – Alsace Grand Cru, Kitterlé

Dirler-Cadé – Gewurztraminer 2016 – Alsace Grand Cru, Kitterlé

The nose is fruity, racy and offers a small minerality and a fine concentration. It reveals notes of quenette, rose and exotic fruit combined with small notes of fresh mango as well as slight hints of ripe citrus and an imperceptible touch of pepper. The mouth is juicy, elegant, well-built, beautifuly gourmande and offers a…

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Jean-Baptiste Adam – Cuvée Jean-Baptiste 2015, Gewurztraminer – Alsace Grand Cru, Kaefferkopf

Jean-Baptiste Adam – Cuvée Jean-Baptiste 2015, Gewurztraminer – Alsace Grand Cru, Kaefferkopf

The nose is fruity, elegant and offers a fine intensity as well as a (very) slight concentration. It reveals notes of rose, crunchy brugnon and small notes of apple associated with small touches of exotic fruits as well as discreet hints of ripe lemon and pineapple. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, racy, elegant and offers…

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Dirler-Cadé – Gewurztraminer 2016 – Alsace Grand Cru, Saering

Dirler-Cadé – Gewurztraminer 2016 – Alsace Grand Cru, Saering

The nose is fruity, (very) slightly tight and offers a fine complexity. The wine needs to be put in carafe. It reveals notes of rose, pink litchi and small notes of passion fruit associated with slight touches of citrus and a touch of ripe apricot. The palate is fruity, fresh, racy and offers a mineral…

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Frédéric Mochel – Gewurztraminer 2015 – Alsace Grand Cru, Altenberg de Bergbieten

Frédéric Mochel – Gewurztraminer 2015 – Alsace Grand Cru, Altenberg de Bergbieten

The nose is aromatic, racy and offers power. It reveals notes of racy minerality / flint and small notes of citrus associated with small touches of rose and lychee. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, suave and offers a fine acid frame, a good deifnition, juiciness, a fine tension, a small fleshiness, gourmandise as well as…

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Frédéric Mochel – Gewurztraminer 2015 – Alsace

Frédéric Mochel – Gewurztraminer 2015 – Alsace

The nose is fruity, mineral and offers a fine freshness as well as a (very) slight concentration. It reveals notes of flint and ripe citrus zest associated with small notes of fresh lychee as well as discreet hints of fresh small fruits. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a beautiful freshness, fat, volume, an…

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Théo Cattin & Fils – Cuvée Prestige 2015, Gewurztraminer Bollenberg – Alsace

Théo Cattin & Fils – Cuvée Prestige 2015, Gewurztraminer Bollenberg – Alsace

The nose is fruity and offers minerality and a fine freshness. There are notes of exotic fruits (quenette, papaya) associated with small notes of citrus, zest, flowers and discreet fleshy peach spice and spices. The palate is fruity, balanced, precise, discreetly tart and offers a little freshness, minerality, a very fine tension, a mineral frame…

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Dietrich – Gewurztraminer 2016 – Alsace

Dietrich – Gewurztraminer 2016 – Alsace

The nose is aromatic. It reveals notes of rose, lychee and lilac / white flowers combined with slight hints of vine peach and an imperceptible touch of fresh kumquat. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, well-built and offers a fine acid frame, a good definition, a small tension, a fine freshness, a good structure, gourmandise and…

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