Pinot Blanc
2020
$37.78*
Out of stock
Olivier Humbrecht is one of the world's most renowned winegrowers. He is a Master of Wine and has been described by Robert Parker as the greatest white winemaker on earth. Yet he is very soft spoken, humble, and self-deprecating, which makes him perfectly suited to his assumed role as a global ambassador of wine. He is a champion of terroir, biodynamic farming principles, and non-interventionist winemaking, whose family have been winegrowers in Alsace for 12 generations (since 1620). He is...
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70% Auxerois and 30% Pinot Blanc, sourced from the Herrenweg Vineyard in the village of Turckheim and the Rotenberg vineyard in the village of Wintzenheim. The average age of the vines is 36 years old and planted on Oligocene Calcareous and gravely soils. All natural fermentation, grapes were picked at ripeness level that would allow a dry finished wine. The alc% is 12.8 and it is an indice level 1.
Pronounced aromas of salinity, petrol and toasted oak rise up out of the glass. This wine offers a rich, dense texture accented by fresh apple notes and a slightly petrol finish. This is a wine of intensity and body, although it does carry a bit of alcohol heat on the finish. Pair it with mild pasta dishes, fish or cheese, though, and you won't even notice.
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A generous dry pinot blanc with aromas of fully ripe pear and pineapple. Rich and creamy palate, with elegant acidity and melted-butter character at the long, soft finish. From the alluvial Herrenweg site of Turckheim and from vineyards with limestone soils in Wintzenheim. From biodynamically grown grapes.
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