2022 Charles Baur Eichberg Riesling Grand Cru Alsace

The 2022 Riesling Eichberg Grand Cru is grown on limestone with some sandstone from vines planted in the 1970s. A mossy note adds a fragrant overtone to the white peach on the nose. The palate is just as tender, yet profound fruit and lovely depth exist. A lightness and slight phenolic web frame the wine. Tender white peach and lemon notes echo on the palate. (Bone-Dry)(AK)

A rich petrol forward nose has some lemon curd and peach skin along with a touch of something slightly green like a gooseberry. The palate is light and lean with a good and healthy acidity. There's a lot more savory components here, but there's lemon pith and zest along with under ripe peach or nectarine and a long line of slightly saline minerality. This is a delicious and slightly understated bottle of Riesling that will age for years and years to come and just develop and develop getting deeper and deeper as time goes on. Very tasty now and Riesling is, as always, one of the most versatile grapes you can use for wine pairings. Have it with anything from soft fresh cheese to Mexican food, it'll work somehow - that's the magic of Riesling and why so many Sommeliers have fallen in love with wines from Alsace.