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Domaine Weinbach Pinot Gris Altenbourg 2016
Domaine Weinbach Pinot Gris Altenbourg 2016
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DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION
Richer soils, limestone and clay, pears and suddenly lots of fruit, apples, apricots, peach, then almond and certainly more richness and a velour intensity. Still elegant and silky, but while this is richer than the Cuvee St Catherine, there’s also more of a rudder of minerality and a fine tail of fresh melon fruit to give it shape.
Vivid straw-green. Bright apple and pear are lifted by floral aromas. Then dense and dry in the mouth, featuring a saline element and very good cut and clarity to the citrus and honeyed stone fruit flavors. This brisk, tactile Pinot Gris really tickles the taste buds, finishing long and with a lively peppery zing. Unlike the 2015 Pinot Gris Altenbourg, for which the grapes were harvested in early September, in 2016 the grapes were picked in mid-October, and I think this longer hang time probably helped create more complexity in both grapes and wine. Also, in 2016 the Pinot Gris grapes were hit by slightly more noble rot than in 2015 (15% versus 10%) but also by less passerillage (10% versus 20%), so this 2016, though honeyed and off-dry, tastes very fresh and lively.
A seamless, mouthwatering white, offering a finely detailed and expressive mix of ripe plum and dried apricot fruit, candied lemon zest and hints of minerally saline and spice. Features a long, lacy finish.
