Eddy Leiber-Faller says that Alsace went “from record rain in 2021 to record drought in 2022.” This is especially hard in the steep, stony Schlossberg, where vines root in well-drained granite. “But luckily, on the 15th of August, we got 35mm of rain over the course of five to six hours. After that, it was still sunny but cooler, and this was providential.” The Rieslings, he notes, did not shut down completely but “slowed down,” yet they are in their muscular yet statuesque top form in 2022. In this regard, they point to the resilience of old vines. The 2021 Pinot Noirs are elegant and marked by vivid freshness. Naturally, they are not as sumptuous as the 2020s but sinuous and elegant.
Boscarelli Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Il Nocio DOCG
€ 80,00 NO VAT (private collection)
Domaine d'Ardhuy Aloxe-Corton Les Morais
€ 57,00 NO VAT (private collection)
2021 Domaine Weinbach Gewurztraminer Furstentum Grand Cru
€ 74,00 NO VAT (private collection)
The 2021 Gewurztraminer Furstentum Grand Cru opens with peach compote and trails vestiges of passion fruit. The palate is sweet with Mirabelle jelly, almost creamy. This seems to have an internal combustion engine putting out peach, puffing away, letting out bursts of lemon and rose, but coming to concentrated, orange zest and peach skin finish that is just so taut and bright. The 47 g/L of residual sweetness is a fact, and the wine itself is alchemy. I have to borrow Catherine Faller’s architectural simile, noting that this wine "starts Baroque but finishes Gothic." (Medium)
Anne Krebiehl MW. Tasting date: January 2024
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Additional information
| Vintage | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Begin consume | 2026 |
| End Consume | 2038 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Color | White |
| Variety | Gewürztraminer |
| Closure | Cork |
| Alcohol % vol. | 12 to 13% |
| Category | Dry |
| Producer | Domaine Weinbach |
| Designation | Unknown |
| Vineyard | Furstentum |
| Country | France |
| Region | Alsace |
| Sub-Region | Unknown |
| Appellation | Alsace Grand Cru |
| Typification | Private (Wine from a private collection – invoice without VAT) |
| SKU | 4562214 |
| Categories | Private, White Wine |
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