Domaine Loew Riesling Grand Cru Altenberg de Bergbieten 2004
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From Alsace, Etienne Loew's Grand Cru Riesling. With honey, stone fruit and mineral notes, this white is not to be missed.
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Release Notes:
Altenberg de Bergbieten is one of the 50 Grand Cru vineyards of Alsace. This vineyard is in the lower Rhine region, near Strasbourg, close to the northern limit for quality wine growing. Fortunately, the Altenberg has a southeastern exposure, ensuring plentiful sunshine, and a mix of clay and sandstone soil that retains heat and water very well. Sandstone is also the ideal soil for Riesling, and Loew's vines are an average of 30 years old producing a beautiful and complex wine.
Tasting Notes:
This wine is brightly lemon colored showing great concentration. It has a honeyed fruit nose of peaches, apricots and lychees. The flavors on the palate follow the nose dominated by stone fruit and citrus flavors. A gentle wine with balanced acidity, some minerality, and a long clean, crisp, finish displaying great quality. A splendid wine with a variety of foods including ham, quiche, onions, seafood (especially smoked salmon), and fresh fruit. Will evolve until 2012 in a good cellar.
The Altenberg de Bergbieten vineyard in late summer.
Winery:
Domaine Loew is very rapidly becoming one of the best domaines in the north of Alsace. Situated in Westoffen, it is about at the latitude of Strasbourg. The current winemaker,... Read more
Region:
Despite being quite far north, Alsace is the driest part of France, and enjoys plentiful sunshine and beautiful autumns thanks to the Vosges Mountains that protect the area from the maritime... Read more
Vineyards overlooking a picturesque Alsatian village.
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