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• mike410 Likes this wine: 90 points

  December 19, 2018 - Good for the price, but not great. Missing the petrol nose and taste.

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• Partenaire wrote: 83 points

  December 22, 2017 - Nez chimique bien typique du riesling...genre térébenthine, de camomille, de raisin bien mûr. Manque un peu d'éclat et de complexité pour un vin de ce prix. En bouche, c'est droit, sec, une acidité élevée et bâtie pour faire durer le vin encore très longtemps, mais les saveurs me semblent un peu en retrait.
  
  Pour 30$, c'est bien, mais on peut s'attendre à mieux. J'aurais aimé à 20$.

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• maxima wrote: 89 points

  November 3, 2017 - Bien mais un peu cher avec les comparatifs en Riesling.
  Beau nez sur les agrumes, les fleurs, les pommes Granny Smith et le silex.
  En bouche, c'est ample avec une belle vivacité, l'acidité est bien présente.
  On goute les pommes, les épices et les citrons sur une finale longue avec une pointe de fumée.

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• forceberry wrote: 92 points

  February 8, 2017 - 100% Riesling from Grand Cru Pfersigberg, although not designated as such. Vinified bone-dry in old oak vats.
  
  Quite deep and concentrated yellow-green color, somewhat deeper and more intensely colored than vintage 2008 that was tasted alongside. The nose feels ripe, concentrated and nuanced with fruit-forward aromas of ripe golden apples, juicy citrus fruits, some peachy tones, a little bit of beeswax and a subtle hint of petrol. Contrasting the typically lean and sharp style of Les Ecaillers, this vintage feels somewhat richer, broader and more fuller-bodied in style - yet still retaining the racy acidity and incisive, steely minerality. There are dry yet ripe, concentrated flavors of tart lemony citrus fruits, ripe golden apples, some peach-driven stone fruits, a little bit of wizened yellow fruit, light petrol tones and a hint of honeycomb. The finish is very long, racy and mineral with slightly leaner flavors of steely minerality, sweet citrus fruits, some apple peel bitterness, a little bit of pithy grapefruit, a hint of petrolly mineral complexity and a touch of fresh, crunchy white fruit.
  
  Normally Les Ecaillers seems to be the raciest and most mineral wine of the Léon Beyer range, but this vintage seems richer, weightier and more concentrated than what is typical of the label - yet the wine hasn't compromised one bit of its mineral, acid-driven style. Tasting it alongside the vintage 2008, this feels noticeably more youthful, somewhat weightier and less complex. Seeing how very slowly the vintage 2008 is aging, I can imagine this wine will become accessible sooner out of these two. However, since this wine has such impressive sense of structure, concentration and balance, I can also imagine this wine will keep for much longer and most likely will turn even better if given enough age. The potential here is huge - there's definitely no need to hurry.

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• Vintage 2010
• Type White
• Producer Léon Beyer
• Varietal Riesling
• Designation Les Ecaillers
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Alsace
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Alsace

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• Consumed 47 (69%)

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