High toned fragrance, very perfumed-I'd guess a significant amount of Muscat is in the blend. Medium bodied, off dry. Grapefruit quality makes me think of Scheurebe. OK feel but the finish really disappears fast.
Medium yellow color. Big nose of honey and peach with the earliest petrol notes. Medium weight, just off dry (not as sweet as the nose suggested). Unfortunately, this is marred by a strange chemical note which carries through to the finish. Otherwise, this could be very good.
Slightly musty, creamed corn-I could have sworn I was sniffing a Gruner. Lush, low acid, some residual sugar. Overall, loose and disjointed with a bitter finish that I find more commonly in Gewurztraminer.
NV Gustave Lorentz Crémant d'Alsace
France, Alsace, Crémant d'Alsace
Apply, mineral and dry. Good sparkler.
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NV Domaine Allimant-Laugner Crémant d'Alsace Pinot Noir Rosé Brut
France, Alsace, Crémant d'Alsace
Light pink. Nice floral, strawberry aromatics. Dry, good stoniness, some tannin. Creditable and serious.
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2008 Pierre Sparr Alsace One
France, Alsace
High toned fragrance, very perfumed-I'd guess a significant amount of Muscat is in the blend. Medium bodied, off dry. Grapefruit quality makes me think of Scheurebe. OK feel but the finish really disappears fast.
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2009 Gustave Lorentz Pinot Blanc Reserve
France, Alsace
Fresh ripe apple and pear. Off dry. Pleasing texture without oiliness. Good earth on back end. More than the usual Pinot Blanc.
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2008 Domaines Schlumberger Pinot Blanc Les Princes Abbés
France, Alsace
Toasty, less fruity nose than the Lorentz. Higher acid, discordant bitterness. Serious but not integrated.
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2008 Gustave Lorentz Riesling Reserve
France, Alsace
Lively mandarin orange fragrance. Light but excellent intensity. Classically dry style, lemony, excellent stone. This is really good value.
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2004 Gustave Lorentz Riesling Altenberg de Bergheim
France, Alsace, Alsace Grand Cru
Medium yellow color. Big nose of honey and peach with the earliest petrol notes. Medium weight, just off dry (not as sweet as the nose suggested). Unfortunately, this is marred by a strange chemical note which carries through to the finish. Otherwise, this could be very good.
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2008 Albert Mann Pinot Gris Rosenberg
France, Alsace
Slightly musty, creamed corn-I could have sworn I was sniffing a Gruner. Lush, low acid, some residual sugar. Overall, loose and disjointed with a bitter finish that I find more commonly in Gewurztraminer.
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2007 Marc Tempé Gewurztraminer Zellenberg
France, Alsace
Aromatic and honeyed. Viscous, rich front end with orange fruit and moderate sweetness, typical cyanic bite in the back end. Good.
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2007 Zind-Humbrecht Gewurztraminer Herrenweg de Turckheim
France, Alsace
Rich but relatively subdued nose and palate for a Zind Humbrecht wine. Well balanced between citric fruit and a pleasingly finish.
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