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Albert Mann Pinot Noir Clos de la Faille 2021
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Albert Mann Pinot Noir Clos de la Faille 2021
The vineyard is located in Wintzenheim and is the continuation of the Grand Cru Hengst. In the upper part of the Clos, there are pebbles of pink Vosges bunt sandstone and calcareous sandstone. In the middle, one sees limestone pebbles from the Muschelkalk, grey with very fine grains, as well as yellow limestone from the Jura. At the bottom, there is a mixture of Vogtland sandstone pebbles and white and pink quartz. The age of the Pinot vines is 25 years. The proportion of whole grapes used is mostly 20 %. The same applies to the proportion of new barriques.
Color
translucent ruby
Nose
The 2021 Clos de Faille offers a good portion of reduction at first, but not so much that it would become unpleasant. The wine seems smoky and the reduction quickly dissipates after decanting. Then it becomes red-berried and slightly cherry-like with a slight herbal hint of raisins.
Palate
On the palate, too, there is a little smoke at the beginning, but then above all an abundance of red and dark berry fruit, which also has some cherries on its side here. The tannin is silky, the use of wood very fine and restrained. The berries seem partly ripe and juicy, partly sour and fresh, but fit very well into the overall picture. The Pinot Noir offers a pleasantly round overall impression with a pleasant acidity, a fine rocky spiciness and drinking flow.
| Type | Red Wine |
|---|---|
| Varietal(s) | Pinot Noir |
| Country | France |
| Region | Alsace |
| Brand | Albert Mann |
| Vintage | 2021 |
Alsatian wine
Alsace is a unique wine region in North Eastern France, bordering Germany and having also been under German control for much of its existence. Due to this influence, unlike other French regions, wines from Alsace are mostly single varietal bottlings and are also labelled with the variety. They also are legally required to use a tall slimmer bottle called flûtes d'Alsace, that is also commonly seen with German wines.
Almost all the wine produced in the region is white (90%) except for Pinot Noir which is used mainly for sparkling wine. Alsace is most known for its Riesling, which is dry, fresh and floral in its youth but develops complex mineral and flint character with age. Following behind is Gewurztraminer with signature spice and beautiful lychee aromatics. The smell of this wine is intoxicating, it is used to make dry but also late harvest dessert wines. Pinot Gris is also a prized variety of the region with its combination of crisp acidity and savory spice as well as ripe stone fruit flavours.
In Autumn humidity builds up to facilitate the development of “noble rot” to produce late-picked sweet wines. In Alsace there are two classifications for late harvest wines: Vendange Tardive (VT) and Sélection de Grains Nobles (SGN). VT for regular late harvest wines and SGN meaning grapes affected by noble rot.
Other varieties grown here include Pinot Blanc, Muscat, Auxerrois, Chasselas and Sylvaner.
