Weinbach | Alsace | Pinot Gris Altenbourg | 2016 | 750ml | bio

Beschreibung

Product description for Weinbach Pinot Gris Altenbourg 2016 (bio)

Colour

Sparkling, light golden yellow with distinct green reflections.

Nose

The 2016 Pinot Gris Altenbourg is a charming and voluptuous wine, and this is already evident on the nose. Caramelized walnuts, forest honey, dates, and nougat open the wine. Upon contact with oxygen, green notes of chervil, fir shoots, and fennel emerge, as well as a very refreshing hint of ginger.

Palate

Oily and sweet, the 2016 Pinot Gris Altenbourg flows down the tongue and flirts with fresh acidity and a very nice mineral undertone. It has the best potential for aging but is definitely still too young to be drunk now. In a few years it will be the perfect accompaniment to refined and rich dishes.

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Vinous

Score: 92

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.
— Ian D’Agata
Drinking window: 2022 – 3031
Review date: Apr 2018

Producer website: https://www.domaineweinbach.com/