2009 Marcel Deiss Engelgarten

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  1/7/2021 - winemaker Likes this wine: 93 Points

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  6/6/2020 - forceberry wrote: 94 Points

  Labeled as "Le Jardin des Anges". A blend of Riesling, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir and Muscat. 12,5% alcohol. Tasted blind.
  
  Medium-deep golden yellow color. Developed, nutty nose with complex aromas of browned butter, some caramel, light toasty notes of brioche, light smoky tones, a hint of lemon marmalade and a touch of bruised apple. The wine is rich, tactile and full-bodied on the palate with dry, complex flavors of caramel and bruised apple, some crunchy quince, light notes of overripe white peach, a little bit of nuttiness, a hint of honeyed sweetness and a touch of smoke. The rather high acidity keeps the wine very nicely in balance. The finish is very long, complex and quite developed with layered flavors of apple core, some mature nutty notes, a little bit of caramel, light mineral notes of tangy salinity, a hint of creaminess and a touch of browned butter.
  
  A wonderfully developed, complex and quite voluminous white that was basically impossible to place anywhere: it took some time for the people in the tasting to finally place it to France, but even then nobody managed to guess Alsace. After all, Deiss doesn't make the most typical of Alsatian whites and the +10 years of age seem to have obliterated the last nuances of typicity. Nevertheless, a very rewarding, complex and thoroughly enjoyable wine all the same. In a great phase right now and possibly will continue to improve for some years more. Very lovely.

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  11/26/2017 - SWHighlander Likes this wine:

  Drinking well. Flavors a tad more mellow than bottles I've had from this vintage a few years ago -- more similar to the Langenberg. Dry or just a touch off-dry finish, round, moderately full-bodied blend of Alsatian varietals.

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  5/1/2016 - David_T Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Floral, citrus and mineral aromas along with a bit of petrol. On the palate the citrus takes the foreground with florals and a bit of melon in the middle then a strong, mineral and acid driven finish. Nice structure. Drinking well now but should continue to age for a while given the structure.

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  4/17/2013 - jrobs7777 wrote:

  Marcel Deiss Tasting (Bistro 7 (Philadelphia, PA)): Piggybacking off of what someone wrote below, there is only one Deiss Engelgarten listed on his web site. All the listings on CT refer to the same wine, I believe. In any event, this is "good." In terms of the other wines we had, this one is towards the bottom of my list but that is because we tasted some really good stuff. Nice orchard fruit, acidity and minerality. Solid, but did not wow me.

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