Marcel Deiss - Schoenenbourg Grand Cru 2018

Schoenenbourg produces wines which age well with outstanding body and richness, and characteristics not common for this type of wine: a nose with a hint of pepper or even a smoky aroma similar to a Tokay, a light acidity hidden by the fullness of its body, and a mineral nature not evident when young but developing fossil traces in time.

Finally, it can assimilate high potentials of residual sugars, because there is almost always Noble Rot. The Schoenenbourg wines are among the Very Great Wines of Alsatian Soils.

"Intensely flinty and tightly wound like a Breguet watch, this is an extremely youthful and very concentrated Alsace Grand Cru that’s been built for the long term. Very fine tannins and almost stark minerality. Enormous concentration and great purity. This masterpiece demands great patience if you want to experience its best. A field blend of traditional varieties, focused on riesling. From organically grown grapes with Ecocert certification. Drinkable now, but best from 2025." - 97 points, James Suckling

Producer: Marcel Deiss

Country: France

Region: Alsace

Varietal: Field-blending of Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Muscat, and Pinot Gris

Appellation: Alsace Grand Cru

Vintage: 2018

Size: 750ml