This is a beautiful wine in a difficult year. A nose of pear and grapefruit rolled in wet wool. Delicate and lovely, raised in tank. I found it was impossible... read more →
Just had a nice long talk with Julien at his dad Claude’s place. Claude has spawned two sons who are great winemakers. In this case, get ready to get your... read more →
The 2008 vintage in Alsace was a zippy, high acid year. The Zusslin (you’ll read about it below) and Binner are two complex darlings that can prove it. Serve them... read more →
A happy little debut from Binner, this comes from steep-sloped, young vines tucked into the Katzenthal vineyard. It’s a puppy and shows the deliciousness of Alsatian pinot. Full of fun,... read more →
One label, two faces. I admit not being a fan of viognier, but tempered by the roussanne, it manages to avoid cloying perfume and segues into an ethereal florality. A... read more →
Patrick’s vines are north of Binner’s by about twenty minutes and here too is serious pinot with depth and structure. I felt like this wine was so deep, I could... read more →
The cuttings for Vincent Caillé’s vines come from Clos Roche Blanche and in the bottle is the young, bouncy progeny. The wine is a good example of an Atlantic red... read more →
Textbook for carbonic at colder temperatures yet able to hold on to a sense of place. Wherever this wine is is where you want to be. Gorgeous, velvet and full... read more →
How can a place named Liebenberg go wrong? I walked through this sandstone-laden monopole of the Zusslin family with Marie two years ago, a lieu-dit bordering Grand Cru Pfingstberg. I... read more →
Solidarity! Drink Olivier Cousin this month. If you’ve not heard, the vigneron has been hauled to court for defying the AOC. You see, he makes wine outside of the appellation,... read more →