008 Deiss Alsace

60% Le Mesnil, 40% Ambonnay. Suberb rich nose. Palate is bright, but a waxier, more appley sort of flavour profile than the 2009 rosé, with lots and lots of autolytic briochy flavours - just gorg br...

Rich and plump and toffeed in that seductive way that Grenache Blanc has. Really quite powerful with nostril-clearing heat (surely this is more than 14% alcohol?) but it's a wine that comfortably br...

Very deep colour. Rich and harmonious. Rich smooth velvet texture, and pure fruit, pure Pinot, fresh blackberry.

Striking fresh nose of sun-warmed ripe dark hedgerow fruit leads one to expect a softer palate, but the entry is tart, bright and appetising with firm and even mildly bitter tannins which give an br...