Domaine, Weinbach other_regions_australia

Domaine, Weinbach other_regions_australiaThe Alsace grand cru 2021 Furstentum Pinots blends Pinot Gris with Pinot Blanc and was fermented in Burgundy barrels for 14 months. Rich and complex on the palate, this a powerful, saline and structured Pinot Gris with a long and powerful finish. 14% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in April 2024.

smoked meat and a vegetal hint

powerful and mouthcoating flavors deliver first-rate persistence on the impressively long finish that is also shaped by relatively fine-grained tannins

There is a little heat on the palate that sticks out through the fruit

17 ha parcel of 80+ year old vines)

with autumn leaves emerging now

are kept to a minimum

Revisited from the July 2019 disgorgement

As CortonCharlemagne goes this example is not particularly structured but it will definitely need at least a few years of cellar time to unwind and add depth

this medium bodied

Bright deep red

2021 is the first vintage)

clean and very dry finale