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Subregion | France > Alsace |
Colour | White |
Type | Still |
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Still rather closed with only hints of candied citrus and toast on the nose, but this has the concentration and profundity of a top grand cru. Tightly wound and so, it needs some time to unfurl. But it already has a stunningly long and pure finish. Better from 2019 and has long-term aging potential beyond that. Made from biodynamically grown grapes.
A pale lemon-straw in colour, the Clos Windsbuhl site shines through here, with flinty, mineral, petrichor aromas and a little dried citrus. The palate has a wonderful texture, with brisk acidity cutting through layers of lemon curd, white pepper and chalky minerality. The elevage on lees adds weight and reduces the level of bright fruit, bringing more texture and minerality to the wine. This is long, savoury, and subtle; a wonderful, age-worthy Riesling of real character.
Flinty reduction on the nose gives way to lemony, bright zestiness and wet-stone flavors on the tangy palate. The lemony freshness tingles and makes the mouth water while the concentration of the slender, juicy body sets a counterpoint. This is like lemon elixir, lively, taut and enlivening. Lovely now, it's sure to be amazing with bottle age. Drink 2020–2035.
Harvested four weeks after the Brand in Turckheim, the 2016 Alsace Riesling Clos Windsbuhl is intense, fresh and flinty on the nose, where lovely mirabelles and lemon notes intertwine with the Muschelkalk expression of the coolish, southeast-facing terroir located adjacent to the forest between Hunawihr and Riquewihr. On the palate, this is a mouth-filling, fresh, elegant and quite mealy-textured Riesling with remarkable finesse and elegance. The 2016 is still bitter and a bit astringent, but its vitality, concentration and juiciness are very promising. Tasted at the Domaine in June 2018. 2022 - 2036