Lychee like. Fresh flavours, not overripe at all. Tasty. Very well judged residual sugar. Bright finish, excellent balance, surprisingly long. Very appealing.

The palate is long, ample and very fresh. It is a dry and very aromatic Riesling, with a significant persistence. Lemon and grapefruit dominate, and like the nose, a minerality begins to appear. A beautiful wine in the making that will go perfectly with a fillet of pike-perch on a bed of sauerkraut.

17gr residual sugar. Good depth of flavour on the palate. Savoury and bready with a touch of sweet spice. Perhaps a little confected on the fruit. This would certainly be a versatile food wine. Good structure, savoury finish.

Decanter 90/100 "A scented nose of green apple, lime and jasmine leads into an equally fragrant, lifted palate. Lime zest, apple, exotic spice notes and white flowers are cut by a grapefruit-tinged acidity. The finish is long and slightly off dry."

Fruity and floral on the nose with crispiness and medium+ acidity as a contrast on the palate. Outstanding Riesling that is several steps ahead of any other regular/basic house Riesling. Citrus, grapefruit, hints of honey and minerals. Vegan, Biodynamic agriculture

One of the best of Alsatian dry Muscats. Deftly crafted, lifted, lilies and blossom. Impressively concentrated and ripe, but so fine, so delicate.

An elegant and restrained Pinot Noir from Alsace, typically youthful and filled with summer berries, cherries and slightly warmer notes. This carries over to the palate with refreshing acidity balanced by the quality of fruit and the ever so soft tannins. 12.5% ABV

Lovely complex nose, with notes of exotic fruits (lychee, mango) and white pepper. The mouth is full and very long. This is a wine with good freshness from lingering acidity balanced with a touch of residual sugar on the finish.

In 2019, the ripening period was ideal for these vineyards, around the Herrenweg vineyard in Turckheim. The Riesling grape was harvested in perfect health condition with an ideal balance, allowing it to finish completely dry. Pale gold colour. The nose shows a classic combination of light citrus fruits and a complex stony/mineral influence, almost unusual for this cuvée. The 2019 vintage shows a remarkable balance and structure on the palate. It will certainly age longer, and with a youthful personality, compared to previous vintages. The mouth is quite concentrated, with a surprising firm acidity that brings salivation and a very clean dry finish.

Some citrus, pear and white flowers perfumes develop on the nose. The rich aromas continue through the mid-palate. A long lasting wine, with a refreshing finish. Very versatile wine for a range of fish, chicken and salad dishes.

Lovely complex nose, with notes of exotic fruits (lychee, mango) and white pepper. The mouth is full and very long. This is a wine with good freshness from lingering acidity balanced with a touch of residual sugar on the finish.

The Osterberg Grand Cru dominates Ribeauvillé, the village next to Hunawihr. This marl-limestone and sandstone hillside favours Riesling. Discreet on the nose, it releases mineral notes with aeration, then fresh scents of elderflower and citrus fruits, lime in the lead. On the palate, it is lively and long, lemony and slightly salty. A racy wine, full of finesse. (Residual sugars: 6 g / l.)

Guide Hachette 2020 edition "A beautiful expression of the vintage with these late harvests combining power and elegance. Flattering and fresh, the nose combines peach and candied citrus fruits - tangerine and orange zest. We find the yellow fruit in the intense, generous, rich and persistent palate, toned on the finish by a frank liveliness and a touch of bitterness. Delicacy and character. (Residual sugar: 80 g / l.)"

Sheltered from oceanic influence by the Vosges Mountains, the Alsace wine region enjoys practically the lowest rainfall in France (only 400-500mm per year) and is blessed with a semi-continental climate, sunny, hotand dry. These optimal weather conditions, along with a nice and cool fall season, allow the grapes to ripen slowly and to develop an amazing complexity of aromas.

Grapes for this Pinot Gris were sourced from selected small plots in the Hunawihr vineyards, which lie at an altitude of 250-300 metres above sea level. On the palate, elegant flavours of pear are supported with a subtle smokiness.

Guide Hachette 2020 edition "A beautiful expression of the vintage with these late harvests combining power and elegance. Flattering and fresh, the nose combines peach and candied citrus fruits - tangerine and orange zest. We find the yellow fruit in the intense, generous, rich and persistent palate, toned on the finish by a frank liveliness and a touch of bitterness. Delicacy and character. (Residual sugar: 80 g / l.)"

17gr residual sugar. Good depth of flavour on the palate. Savoury and bready with a touch of sweet spice. Perhaps a little confected on the fruit. This would certainly be a versatile food wine. Good structure, savoury finish.

Straw yellow with elegant green-silver tints. The nose is very delicate, dominated by lime and grapefruit. The attack shows the same flavours, along with great body and balance.

Rolly-Gassmann is a domaine like no other and has a unique style. It is located at Rorschwihr, a sleepy village on the northern rim of Haut-Rhin. The vineyards are located in Rorschwihr and the neighbouring Rodern and Bergheim. The wines are small masterpieces with very good definition. They all carry the signature of Rolly-Gassmann, a certain shameless, velvety sweetness. The fruit is rich and manages to balance the fruit with a vibrant acidity to form wines that melt on the palate.

Rolly-Gassmann is a domaine like no other and has a unique style. It is located at Rorschwihr, a sleepy village on the northern rim of Haut-Rhin. The vineyards are located in Rorschwihr and the neighbouring Rodern and Bergheim. The wines are small masterpieces with very good definition. They all carry the signature of Rolly-Gassmann, a certain shameless, velvety sweetness. The fruit is rich and manages to balance the fruit with a vibrant acidity to form wines that melt on the palate.

Rolly-Gassmann is a domaine like no other and has a unique style. It is located at Rorschwihr, a sleepy village on the northern rim of Haut-Rhin. The vineyards are located in Rorschwihr and the neighbouring Rodern and Bergheim. The wines are small masterpieces with very good definition. They all carry the signature of Rolly-Gassmann, a certain shameless, velvety sweetness. The fruit is rich and manages to balance the fruit with a vibrant acidity to form wines that melt on the palate.

Rolly-Gassmann is a domaine like no other and has a unique style. It is located at Rorschwihr, a sleepy village on the northern rim of Haut-Rhin. The vineyards are located in Rorschwihr and the neighbouring Rodern and Bergheim. The wines are small masterpieces with very good definition. They all carry the signature of Rolly-Gassmann, a certain shameless, velvety sweetness. The fruit is rich and manages to balance the fruit with a vibrant acidity to form wines that melt on the palate.

Rolly-Gassmann is a domaine like no other and has a unique style. It is located at Rorschwihr, a sleepy village on the northern rim of Haut-Rhin. The vineyards are located in Rorschwihr and the neighbouring Rodern and Bergheim. The wines are small masterpieces with very good definition. They all carry the signature of Rolly-Gassmann, a certain shameless, velvety sweetness. The fruit is rich and manages to balance the fruit with a vibrant acidity to form wines that melt on the palate.

Wow what a wonderful wine with a fantastic nose. Ripe fruits mingle with dried fruits with port like raisin and plum on the nose. Palate changes somehow and is much subtler, layered and expansive. Red apple, dried apricot, candied orange rind, Meyer lemon, smoke...it just keeps revealing itself further with this persisting mineral backdrop. Loved it!!!

Rolly-Gassmann is a domaine like no other and has a unique style. It is located at Rorschwihr, a sleepy village on the northern rim of Haut-Rhin. The vineyards are located in Rorschwihr and the neighbouring Rodern and Bergheim. The wines are small masterpieces with very good definition. They all carry the signature of Rolly-Gassmann, a certain shameless, velvety sweetness. The fruit is rich and manages to balance the fruit with a vibrant acidity to form wines that melt on the palate.

Rolly-Gassmann is a domaine like no other and has a unique style. It is located at Rorschwihr, a sleepy village on the northern rim of Haut-Rhin. The vineyards are located in Rorschwihr and the neighbouring Rodern and Bergheim. The wines are small masterpieces with very good definition. They all carry the signature of Rolly-Gassmann, a certain shameless, velvety sweetness. The fruit is rich and manages to balance the fruit with a vibrant acidity to form wines that melt on the palate.

Rolly-Gassmann is a domaine like no other and has a unique style. It is located at Rorschwihr, a sleepy village on the northern rim of Haut-Rhin. The vineyards are located in Rorschwihr and the neighbouring Rodern and Bergheim. The wines are small masterpieces with very good definition. They all carry the signature of Rolly-Gassmann, a certain shameless, velvety sweetness. The fruit is rich and manages to balance the fruit with a vibrant acidity to form wines that melt on the palate.

Rolly-Gassmann is a domaine like no other and has a unique style. It is located at Rorschwihr, a sleepy village on the northern rim of Haut-Rhin. The vineyards are located in Rorschwihr and the neighbouring Rodern and Bergheim. The wines are small masterpieces with very good definition. They all carry the signature of Rolly-Gassmann, a certain shameless, velvety sweetness. The fruit is rich and manages to balance the fruit with a vibrant acidity to form wines that melt on the palate.

Located in Alsace’s Haut-Rhin village of Rorschwihr, near Ribeauvillé, lies the family Domaine of Rolly-Gassmann, whose roots date back to 1661. Their Terroir des Chateau Forts is made from a blend of biodynamically grown grapes, namely Auxerrois, Gewürztraminer, Riesling and Pinot Gris. Aromatic and rich, it displays aromas of pear, melons, peaches and lychee. Complex on the palate with delicate rose flavours underpinned by lychee fruit and balancing acidity.

Miraculous vintage, Weinbach the stars of Alsace. Creamy, silky, white nut and a whiff of wood-smoke. Weinbach. Organic/Biodynamic. Iconic Alsace estate founded by the Capucin monks in 1612. Splendidly situated vineyards laid out before (and on) the Weinbach Schlossberg Grand Cru hill. In the hands of the Faller family since the 19th century and still in family hands, Weinbach is considered by those in the know as an icon, a benchmark of serious, traditional, utterly delicious Alsace style.

Jancis Robinson OBE MW 18/20 "Biodynamically certified. Schlossberg is on a base of granite rocks with soils that are brown, slightly acidic, pebbly with good mineral fertility that are shallow at the top and deeper at the bottom of the south-facing slope. The soils are very well drained and warm up very rapidly. The Schlossberg has been particularly favourable for late-ripening Riesling. This specific cuvee comes from plots at 300–350 m at the top of the hill. Aged for 14 months in large, old oak vats in the traditional way. RS 3.67 g/l, TA 6.84 g/l. Greenish tinge to straw colour. Gloriously complex nose that suggests some botrytis and great richness (though not sweetness) and depth. This is Alsace Riesling at its very best. Such depth and reverberation already. This is the sort of wine I could drink all night. Pure, broad and long." Weinbach. Organic/Biodynamic. Iconic Alsace estate founded by the Capucin monks in 1612. Splendidly situated vineyards laid out before (and on) the Weinbach Schlossberg Grand Cru hill. In the hands of the Faller family since the 19th century and still in family hands, Weinbach is considered by those in the know as an icon, a benchmark of serious, traditional, utterly delicious Alsace style.

The soils of Goldert Grand Cru and Jurassic limestone marl, the same as in southern Jura. This is a stunning wine. Floral, pretty, aromas at first, then a hint of peach yoghurt, and a final menthol, eucalyptus whiff. On the palate alongside these explosive flavours there is some charming toastiness and salinity. This salinity goes hand in hand with the acidity to create a wine of precision and balance. The Goldert Muscat has remarkable ageing potential. We were lucky enough to taste the 1964 at the winery. An intriguing, dry, salty wine, but charming all the same. The nose was complex with petrol-like characters, wormwood, orange pith, polish, camphor, and sweet spice. The palate was bone dry, and though the fruit had faded, the wine still had great persistence with a gentle acidity swathe of acidity running all the way through. Tasted at the Domaine March 2020, AA

Tasted at the Domaine March 2020 "Slight rosiness to the colour. A very different wine. Meaty, savoury aromas. A broad, fleshy palate, yet precise with no oiliness. It’s almost beyond any Pinot Gris I’ve ever tasted. A touch of florality on the finish brings the wine back in to line. Refreshing and foody." AA

The nose is fresh with a little crisp apple and hints of apricot and yellow plum. The typically high acidity pairs well with the residual sugars and the flavours following from the nose. The finish is dry and dominated by elegant hints of apricot.

Outstanding value cuvée made from grapes from Clos Jebsal, Clos Windsbuhl, and Heimbourg. Pinot Gris grows particularly well on limestone soils. The palate it rich and creamy with a velvety texture, yet the wine is fully dry.

Rangen de Thann is one of the most Southerly vineyards of Alsace. Volcanic soils, and vertiginous slopes. This site is so difficult to work it requires that estate to employ four full time staff for just 5.5ha! This wine fermented to full dryness in just 3 weeks. No MLF. Elegant, floral, charming. Savoury, smoky, bright. Hot, and dormant.

As the name indicates, all the vineyards are located on the poor granitic soils of the Brand hillside. It is in fact the second wine of the Grand Cru Brand. These precocious and warm granitic soils produce wines that have a vertical structure, always expressive at a young age and never shy on their aromatic potential. Tasted at the Domaine March 2020: "Fruit from Brand Grand Cru. Pretty much a declassified second wine. Soils here are biotype pink granite. This wine comes from seven parcels: two planted 1947-49, three planted in the early 1980s, and two planted about 20yrs ago under biodynamics. New release. It seems like there’s a bit of bottle shock here. It’s rather muted at the moment. There is some fleshier fruit on the palate, and it is absolutely bone dry. Bitter fruits. Pithy. Smoky finish. ." AA

Rangen de Thann is one of the most Southerly vineyards of Alsace. Volcanic soils, and vertiginous slopes. This site is so difficult to work it requires that estate to employ four full time staff for just 5.5ha! A golden pinky colour. Very savoury on the nose. Washed rind cheese. Floral, honied, advanced. Very tertiary. Burnt acacia honey, membrillo, yellow apple skins, peaty medicine. Suddenly there is freshness, length, and depth. Hugely layered. Less rich then 2012, but more than 2017. Pure, crystalline, developed. Plateauing. Tasted at the Domaine, March 2020 (AA)

Outstanding value cuvée made from grapes from Clos Jebsal, Clos Windsbuhl, and Heimbourg. Pinot Gris grows particularly well on limestone soils. The palate it rich and creamy with a velvety texture and the wine is a tiny bit off-dry. Pale yellow straw colour. The nose shows the great pedigree of the vineyards it originates from, delivering complex fruit aromas (peach, nectarines, quince) as well as an underlying minerality. It is also quite showy at this young age and will continue to open up with time. The 2019 Roche Calcaire has a beautiful velvety mouth texture that shows great energy. The acidity brings harmony and makes the wine taste actually quite dry and delicate.