Marcel Deiss - Langenberg 'La longue colline' 2022

Terroir of Saint Hippolyte, on a steep south facing slope with historic terraces, made of very degraded, poor and lean granite; the vines are complex and bring together the most early varietals and Riesling in a salty symphony.

Mental Landscape": fine, pointed, elongated format, higher than wide, testifying to the crystalline terroir. Dominant light colours: white, light, reflection, brilliance, grey dry stone... finally gather in the honeysuckle, peppermint. Mouthfeel: Very tense, intensely salivating. The fabric of the wine is very fine, taut, the surface shiny, the thread very precise. The salivation is therefore very fine, slightly sandy on the finish, the acidities are lively, very ripe, quite short (granite), but very mineral. The port or the energy: the wine, after a short pause, gives itself freely. The energy rises very quickly and culminates in a circumflex accent, with a rather sweet dimension: will be ready quite quickly (3 to 5 years).

"The 2022 Langenberg "La longue colline" is fruit-intense and generous on the saline nose but shows the coolish and flinty tone of wet stones, white asparagus and also wax. Medium-bodied and very dense on the palate, this fleshy-textured Riesling represents the warmth and sun of the vintage. It is an intense and still more edgy and also tannic Riesling that still covers the Langenberg a little bit, but the terroir comes through with its crisp and saline mineral verve and elegance. 13% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in April 2024." - 92 Points, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Producer: Marcel Deiss

Country: France

Region: Alsace

Varietal: Riesling, Pinot Gris ,Beurot, Muscat, Pinot Noir.

Appellation: Alsace 

Vintage: 2022

Size: 750ml