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| Drinking window: Drink between 2013 and 2015 (based on 6 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.2 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 5 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by isaacjamesbaker on 11/3/2013 & rated 87 points: We burned through two cases of this at my wedding, and several people told me they really liked it. Even the wine nerds in the crowd can appreciate this wine, what with its seashell and ocean spray notes, tangy acid and minerals. Too bad I forgot my sabre. (1231 views) | | | Tasted by Dinovino on 8/18/2013 & rated 91 points: Elegant, fresh vibrant bright fruit with slaty underlying minerality, lovely aperitif. (2146 views) | | | Tasted by isaacjamesbaker on 6/1/2013 & rated 88 points: In Search of Wedding Wines (Weygandt Wines - Washington, D.C.): A very pretty cremant, and a great value at $20. Floral on the nose, with salty, limestone, and lemon aromas, along with green apple. The palate shows ripe green apple and melon, but ther acid is very intense, and the minerality underlines the whole wine. Notes of lemon zest and seashell on the finish, this would be incredible with all kinds of seafood. (1648 views) | | | Tasted by Number51 on 3/30/2013 & rated 88 points: Apple, lemon, Chablis-like ocean minerals, and a hint of cotton candy make up this wine. It isn't complex, but it's got good sharp acidity to go with seafood. At $20, it is a good value.
Tasted over two days. 12.5% alc. (1392 views) | | | Tasted by tooch on 12/25/2012 & rated 87 points: Holiday 2012 Wines; 12/23/2012-12/31/2012 (Santa Fe, NM): Lots of apples on the nose with some hints of vanilla and pear. The palate is nice and firm with good pear notes and a soft apple finish. (2196 views) |
| Albert Mann Producer website | producer profile on thewinedoctor.com.
"The Barthelme brothers, two giants in physical stature, benefit from the ideal micro-climate of Colmar, producing wines that are rich, onctuous, endowed with significant residual sugar but well integrated in concentration as is typical of Hengst and Furstentum." - Le Classement, 1999 Revue du Vin de France. The Barthelme brothers, winemaker Jacky and vitiiculturist Maurice, have now attained the recognition they deserve. Rated by The Wine Advocate Robert Parker in the top tier of Alsace producers, and Three Star Rating in The Classement by Revue du Vin de France. From the Pinot Auxerrois, through all their expressive Grand Crus, to their rich, Selection Grains Noble, they portray their unique style consistently; beautiful delineation of flavors and precise textures, never heavy, clumsy or out of balance. A bit of history. Maurice Barthelme married Albert Mann's daughter, Marie-Claire, and gradually took over the domaine. He brought his brother Jacky into the operation In 1990. From Mann, there were Grand Cru Vineyards, Hengst, Steingrubler, Pfersigberg (for Tokay VV) and the wonderful Rosenberg Vineyard. From their mother (a member of the Blanck Family of Kaysersberg) they inherited the Schlossberg and Furstentum Vineyards (as well as the Altenbourg, adjoining the Furstentum). Beginning in 1993, the Barthelme's started a string of dazzling successes. The 1998's continue this tradition, adding the character of the 1998 vintage to the Barthelme style: even more brilliant delineation from a more challenging, but in turn, rewarding "vintage of the vigneron." “In the same way that a basketball team exhibits good teamwork, winemaking duties are shared between the two Barthelme brothers, each of whom stands a good 6’6” (Jacky is at least 6’7” and plays semi-pro basketball, a fact well-known in the French press, and thus the basketball analogy). While one brother is in the vineyard, the other is in the caves. Using the best organic methods, their domaine is guided by rules of art, with carefully controlled yields, to obtain grapes of elevated maturity with rich and complex substance. These superb grapes are then transformed in a chais of gleaming stainless steel, conceived in the style of an American winery, which allows the production of wines that are clean and pure and where often the initial rich constitution of the grapes comes to light. In this modern oenology their clay-limestone soils seem to be especially favored because of their structure...” - Le Classement, 2000 Revue du Vin de FranceWhite Blend"White blend" means the wine is made from a blend of two or more different white varieties - or in some cases a blend of pink or red varieties that are vinified white, ie. without any skin contact.
A blend of Antao, Arinto, Rouperio. France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comAlsace Vins d'Alsace (Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins d'Alsace)
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