Community Tasting Notes 6

• oakville72 Likes this wine: 89 points

  November 27, 2022 - Crystal clear and almost no color. Fragrant Riesling nose with a bit of cream, making me think the wine has undergone malolactic, yet the acidity is still quite high. Dry Riesling is an acquired taste, but this checks all the flavor points. Purchased at Total Wine for just $10.79, which makes it a screaming deal. If you're a dry Riesling novice, this is a great wine to start on.

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• The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 89 points

  March 24, 2021 - Retail $16. Under screw cap. Pierre Sparr is a big name in Alsace as, with the winery being founded in 1680, it has been around a while. When I lived in Alsace for a year and subsequently returned there just about every summer, Pierre Sparr was a wine that I knew would deliver quality on a consistent basis. And that is what we have here. Sure, it is not the *best* Alsatian wine I've had (or even the best Pierre Sparr), but it is clean, precise, exudes some petrol on the nose, is laden with fruit on both the nose & palate, races with acidity, and ends with a lengthy finish. All for a little more than ten bucks (in most markets)? Giddy-up.
  
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• inocencio Likes this wine: 85 points

  February 27, 2021 - Pale straw, light to medium body. Dry and clean, with a little bit of lemon flavor. Dropping a couple of points for poor showing on day 2.

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• wkasimer Does not like this wine:

  December 21, 2020 - There was something odd and bitter on the finish that I didn’t like. There was not enough acid.

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• Henman Likes this wine: 87 points

  July 4, 2020 - From a 375ml bottle. Subtle nose of lime and a whiff of gooseberry. Medium bodied, dry, rather fruity, showing lime/citrus with firm acidic backbone. Not the most expressive of rieslings but felt rather solid and clean. Nice value.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2018
• Type White
• Producer Pierre Sparr
• Varietal Riesling
• Designation Grande Réserve
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Alsace
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Alsace
• UPC Code 722455000069

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• In Cellars 17 (14%)
• Consumed 103 (86%)

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