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Weinbach Alsace Colette Riesling 2022

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About this Wine

Named in honour of the late Colette Faller, a revered figure in Alsatian wine and a cornerstone of the Weinbach legacy, this wine celebrates her profound impact on the estate. Like her daughter Laurence and husband Théo, Colette’s extraordinary contributions are beautifully enshrined in a wine that carries her name, perpetuating her remarkable legacy for generations to come. This cuvée comes from 50- to 60-year-old vines in the Bonnes Terres terroir, lower down on the Schlossberg slope, where the soils are deeper and sandier. The fruit here tends to be picked a touch later. Accordingly, the register of flavours is more intense, running from white flowers to tropical fruits and citrus fruit zest. The wine’s power is balanced by great freshness and verve.

Biodynamic. Even though the Colette Riesling comes entirely from Schlossberg, some of the vines fall just outside the Grand Cru boundary, so it cannot be labelled as such. But no matter, it offers Grand Cru quality in the glass. This gorgeous dry Riesling was raised for 11 months in old oak casks and bottled unfiltered.

Type White Wine
Varietal(s) Riesling
Country France
Region Alsace
Brand Domaine Weinbach
Vintage 2022

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.

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Domaine Weinbach

Weinbach Alsace Colette Riesling 2022

$142.89

Named in honour of the late Colette Faller, a revered figure in Alsatian wine and a cornerstone of the Weinbach legacy, this wine celebrates her profound impact on the estate. Like her daughter Laurence and husband Théo, Colette’s extraordinary contributions are beautifully enshrined in a wine that carries her name, perpetuating her remarkable legacy for generations to come. This cuvée comes from 50- to 60-year-old vines in the Bonnes Terres terroir, lower down on the Schlossberg slope, where the soils are deeper and sandier. The fruit here tends to be picked a touch later. Accordingly, the register of flavours is more intense, running from white flowers to tropical fruits and citrus fruit zest. The wine’s power is balanced by great freshness and verve.

Biodynamic. Even though the Colette Riesling comes entirely from Schlossberg, some of the vines fall just outside the Grand Cru boundary, so it cannot be labelled as such. But no matter, it offers Grand Cru quality in the glass. This gorgeous dry Riesling was raised for 11 months in old oak casks and bottled unfiltered.

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