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2016 Charles Baur Eichberg Riesling Grand Cru Alsace

SKU #1365195 94 points Wine Enthusiast

Outer quote mark Mellow notes of ripe apple have a wonderfully spiky lemon headiness. The more air this gets, the purer the lemon appears. The palate benefits from that same lemon directness. The body is taut and streamlined, seamed with fruit but all bundled around that concentrated lightning lemon core. A full-fruited, wonderfully direct expression of Riesling, the finish on this wine is taut, refreshing and dry. Drink now through 2030. (AK) Inner quote mark (9/2018)

91 points Vinous

Outer quote mark Dark straw with golden tinges. Deep, honeyed aromas of chamomile, pomaceous orchard fruit and earth tones. Fresh and clean, presenting flavors similar to the aromas and finishing long and dense. A wine of sneaky depth that still needs time to show all it has to offer. (ID) 91+ Inner quote mark (5/2018)

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2016 Charles Baur Eichberg Riesling Grand Cru Alsace

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By: Alex Pross | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: 10/18/2018 | Send Email

A complex Riesling, this wine displays all the hallmarks of coming from a Grand Cru lineage. Crisp with fine acidity and cut this is loaded with citrus and petrol notes as well as subtle flavors of nut skin and crushed white flower.

Top Value! Drink from 2018 to 2022

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Varietal:

Riesling

- While the rest of the world has often misappropriated the name--Welchriesling, Riesling Italico, Gray Riesling and Emerald Riesling are all names applied to varieties that are NOT Riesling--this exceptional German varietal has managed to maintain its identity. Perhaps its biggest claims to fame are its intoxicating perfume, often described as having honeyed stone fruit, herb, apple and citrus notes, and its incredible longevity - the wines lasting for decades. Aged Rieslings often take on a distinctive and alluring Petrol-like aroma. Within Germany, the grape seems to do best in the warming slate soils of the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer. Other German regions that turn out great Rieslings include Pfalz, Rheingau and Nahe. German Rieslings are made in a range of ripeness levels. The top wines are assigned Prädikat levels to describe their ripeness at harvest. These are: Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Eiswein and Trockenbeerenauslese. Riesling has also achieved acclaim in France's Alsace, the only region in that country where the grape is officially permitted. Alsatian Rieslings are typically dry and wonderfully aromatic. Austrian Riesling is also steadily gaining praise and fine Riesling is also produced in Italy's Alto-Adige and Friuli, in Slovenia and much of Central and Eastern Europe. In the New World its stronghold is Australia, where it does best in the Eden and Clare Valleys. It is also planted in smaller amounts in New Zealand. In the US, winemakers are eschewing the syrupy sweet versions of the 1970s and 1980s, instead making elegant and balanced wines in both California and Washington State.

Country:

France

- When it comes to wine, France stands alone. No other country can beat it in terms of quality and diversity. And while many of its Region, Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne most obviously, produce wine as rare, as sought-after and nearly as expensive as gold, there are just as many obscurities and values to be had from little known appellations throughout the country. To learn everything there is to know about French wine would take a lifetime. To understand and appreciate French wine, one only has to begin tasting them.

Sub-Region:

Alsace

- A region and appellation in France that has been a part of both France and Germany throughout history. Geologically isolated from both countries, Alsace has also maintained much of its own culture and wine tradition, while also being influenced by the traditions of both countries. Alsatian wine is easily recognized by it traditional tall bottles. Alsatian wine makers produce a unique style of varietal wine, 90 percent of which is white.

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