| Region | |
|---|---|
| Subregion | France > Alsace |
| Colour | White |
| Type | Still |
The 2024 Riesling Brand Grand Cru comes from this warm, well-drained granitic site, trembling with flintiness on the nose. The palate is wonderfully fluid and smooth, gliding with its compact, focused but powerful body, cutting a swathe of citrus and leaving a wonderful lemony savor on its clean-cut, pure finish. Grown on granite, from the Steinglitz parcel among others, it shows a slight reductive smokiness and a touch of tart red apple skin. The palate is immediately juicy and salty, with more of that red, tart apple, full of crunch and verve, thrilling and bright, hair-raising even, exciting and full of a beautiful, sunny, vivid, lively energy, like the most delicious jolt of freshness. (Bone-dry). Drink: 2028-2060
The Brand vineyard sits 2km across the valley from Hengst, but sits on rocky, fractured granite with a sandy topsoil. The bright lemon-gold colour suggests the honeyed floral tones that shine on the nose, melting into notes of mirabelle plum, lemon curd and yuzu. The palate, despite the ripe impression of the nose, is tight, chalky, refreshing and fine. This is a deep, serious and focused wine that will only improve with bottle age. Intense, long and very finely detailed. One you could lay down for two decades. Superb.
