Albert Mann | Alsace | Pinot Noir Clos de la Faille AC | 2022 | 750ml | bio

Description

Product description for Albert Mann Pinot Noir Clos de la Faille AC 2022 (bio)

Domaine Albert Mann is the merger of two great winemaking families: the Mann family, who have been growing wine since the early 17th century, and the Barthelmé family, the current owners, who have been active in winemaking since 1654. Located in Wettolsheim on the Alsace Wine Route, each plot of the 25-hectare estate is individually cultivated according to organic and biodynamic principles. The monopole vineyard covers one hectare and is located not far from the Grand Cru Hengst. It is the only clos in Alsace planted 100% with Pinot Noir. The upper part of the vineyard contains pebbles of pink Vosges sandstone, Buntsandstein, and calcareous sandstone. In the middle are fine-grained gray Muschelkalk and yellow Jurassic limestone pebbles. At the base of the vineyard, there is a mixture of Vosges sandstone and white and pink quartz. The vines were planted in 1998.

Colour

Transparent ruby red with garnet shimmer.

Nose

Despite its transparent colour, the 2022 Clos de la Faille Pinot Noir from Albert Mann is powerful on the nose, with earthy aromas and a deep bass. Undergrowth, forest floor, dark tobacco, and spices such as black cardamom and allspice are the olfactory leitmotif, even before the fruit makes its presence felt. Wild raspberries, cherries, and pale mulberries, as well as blood orange zest alongside juniper and cinnamon blossoms. A colourful nose from the first cabin.

Palate

Something is happening on the palate: there is wild chaos, like a Neapolitan intersection where someone has turned off the traffic lights. Left-hand traffic slams into the middle of the intersection without honking; right-turning vehicles are irritated and head toward oncoming traffic. Pedestrians say their last prayers and remember the last sip: A wild jumble of fresh acidity despite the warm year, plus a grippy phenolic texture, undermined by brash fruit with a megaphone. A striking minerality paves the scene and leaves the scene with a chillingly chilling aftertaste. The traffic light is off again.

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