2005 ENGELGARTEN Domaine Marcel Deiss
| Grapes: Riesling Pinot Blanc Pinot Gris Muscat | Origin: France, Alsace |
Lea & Sandeman review
This stunning single vineyard blend of Pinot Gris, Riesling, Muscat and Pinot Blanc is initially dramatically rich on the palate, but with such wonderful underlying minerality and fresh acidity the sweetness never really comes to the fore. Very long, very exciting.Other reviews and comments
Drink 2008-13
Hint of cheesiness on the nose and such richness and life on the palate! Worth paying his premium to taste exciting Alsace. Very long and vivid. 12.5%
18/20
Jancis Robinson MW OBE (www.jancisrobinson.com)
The 2005 Engelgarten offers a ripe nose of apple jelly, orange liqueur, and jellied red fruits. Lush and liqueur-like - indeed, quite dramatically rich - but underlain with sufficient springs of acidity and chalky mineral substrate that its sweetness never gains the upper hand in a long finish, this should improve for at least 5-7 years.
91/100
Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate
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Domaine Marcel Deiss
Jean-Michel Deiss's wines are without doubt among the most exciting of the region. His experimental field blends in the wines he likes to call 'level of Premier Cru' are immensely impressive and worth experimenting with - they each have a definite and unique character, and are some of the most fascinating white wines in the world. Deiss may be a contrary character himself, not always in tune with other producers in the area, but the quality in the wines really does speak for what he has achieved. Biodynamic.