2015 Charles Baur Sylvaner Alsace

Luminous straw-green. Broad aromas of ripe apple, pear and quince, complicated by a lively note of chamomile; the warm vintage has given a rather rich, ample nose for Sylvaner. Then much more delicate in the mouth, with very refined chamomile and quince flavors enlivened by mint and white peach nuances. Really lovely Sylvaner, and given its gentle price, this is a real steal - don’t miss it. Made from 30-year-old vines in the Vordere Sundgasse, a clay-calcareous site near Eguisheim. Bauer rates this wine as medium-dry on his four-point scale on the back label; the impression of sweetness derives not from residual sugar but from the glycerol mouthfeel this lovely wine is imbued with. (ID)