Alsace

Tasted blind. Very distinctive. Deep gold and initially a bit stinky. Strong gingerbread notes. I immediately thought this was a wine made from biodynamically grown grapes. Lots of tingle, richne...(read more)

Tasted blind. Very deep gold. Quite an evolved nose. Big, round and sweet. Arguably very slightly flabby; definitely at peak! Really rich and admirably long.

The Deiss 2011 Langenberg features ripe peach and muskmelon accompanied by piquancy of peach kernel and phenolic bite of citrus rind and chewy fruit skins, as befits a wine dominated by Pinots an...(read more)

Bright straw-green. Precise aromas of white flowers, nutmeg and crushed stone. Dense but juicy, with strong acidity lifting the minty lemon and grapefruit flavors, complicated by a bright herbal...(read more)

Bright deep straw-yellow. Pure, high-toned but fresh aromas of apricot, white flowers, anise and caramel. Wonderfully rich yet tangy on the palate, showing superb verve in spite of its concentrat...(read more)

Pungent marjoram and black pepper, bacon fat and rose petal in the nose really project the Gewurz- and red Traminer elements in Deiss’s 2009 Grasberg. But after the cool refinement and seductive...(read more)

Some wet wool on the nose. And lots of residual sugar. Firm and rich. A wine to take notice of, not to sip.