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Marcel Deiss Alsace Grand Cru Blanc Schlossberg 2020 750ml

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750ml
country
France
region
Alsace
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JS
98
VM
95
WA
94
Additional vintages
2020 2019
JS
98
Rated 98 by James Suckling
This Alsace Grand Cru has incredible ripeness and concentration - think baked peach and apricot - but also a strict minerality and northerly freshness that are astonishing for the hot and dry vintage. So precise and pristine at the crystalline finish that extends out towards the distant horizon. A field blend of traditional varieties, based on riesling. From organically grown grapes with Ecocert certification. Drink or hold. ... More details
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Marcel Deiss Alsace Grand Cru Blanc Schlossberg 2020 750ml

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Professional Ratings
JS
98
VM
95
WA
94
JS
98
Rated 98 by James Suckling
This Alsace Grand Cru has incredible ripeness and concentration - think baked peach and apricot - but also a strict minerality and northerly freshness that are astonishing for the hot and dry vintage. So precise and pristine at the crystalline finish that extends out towards the distant horizon. A field blend of traditional varieties, based on riesling. From organically grown grapes with Ecocert certification. Drink or hold.
VM
95
Rated 95 by Vinous Media
The 2020 Schlossberg Grand Cru grows on granite with very little topsoil and is a blend of Riesling with just a touch of Pinot Gris and Muscat. The nose is of ripe, golden pear, with overtones of dried pear and chamomile. The palate has the clean-cut linearity of granite, is arrow-straight and yet manages to carry real and generous richness and bundle power in its unremitting directness and saltiness. The finish shimmers with dried apricot skin and makes the mouth water. Laser-like. (Bone-dry)
WA
94
Rated 94 by Wine Advocate
The first vintage, 2017, was declassified to Alsace Riesling. The 2018 Grand Cru Schlossberg was commercially successful but still not at the potential top. But the 2020 Grand Cru Schlossberg hits the goal for Mathieu Deiss. Indeed, the nose, from a big glass, is clear and refined but also very rich, elegant and complex, fruit-intense and lemon-fresh and reveals ripe yellow plum (mirabelle) aromas. Round and elegant on the palate, this is a full-bodied, pure, crystalline and salty, very intense and finely tannic Riesling with a long finish but a certain reduction of complexity or generosity. However, this is an impressive Schlossberg with power and purity yet a certain lack of texture or mid-palate. The grapes were picked on 18 September and pressed for six hours, and the wine as bottled with 13.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in May 2022.
Winery
• Certified biodynamic. • Mostly Riesling + field blend of Alsatian varities. • Very steep, south facing. • Granite terroir. • Planted between 1977-1997. • 10,000 vines per ha. • Indigenous yeast. • Very slow, whole-cluster pressing for up to 12 hours. • Fermented and aged in large ancient foudres for 12 months.
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size
750ml
country
France
region
Alsace
Additional vintages
2020 2019
Overview
This Alsace Grand Cru has incredible ripeness and concentration - think baked peach and apricot - but also a strict minerality and northerly freshness that are astonishing for the hot and dry vintage. So precise and pristine at the crystalline finish that extends out towards the distant horizon. A field blend of traditional varieties, based on riesling. From organically grown grapes with Ecocert certification. Drink or hold.
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Region: Alsace

Alsace has to be one of the most fascinating regions of France, with a history which stretches back millennia, and demonstrates perfectly the kind of blended culture that can arise from being located on the border between two enormously important, yet very different countries. Indeed, being on the border between France and Germany has resulted in Alsatian wines being something of a mix between the wines of these two countries. Riesling varietal grapes are grown in enormous quantities here, and display all of their crisp, dry complexity perfectly in the famous wines of Alsace. Alongside this typically Germanic wine, Alsatian vintners also produce plenty of Pinot Noir, Gewurztraminer, Muscat and Sauvignon Vert wines, all of which are superb when it comes to expressing the finer features of the wonderful Alsatian terroir.
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Country: France

Year in, year out, France enjoys its prestigious reputation as the producer of the finest wines in the world. With a wine making history which spans several thousand years and owes its expertise to the Romans, it comes as little surprise that this most highly esteemed of the Old World wine countries continues to impress and enchant both novices and experts to this day. Despite the rise in quality of wines from neighboring European countries, not to mention the New World, the French wine industry continues to boom, with up to eight billion bottles being produced in recent years. However, France prides itself on always putting quality before quantity, and the wide range in fine produce is a testament to the dedication and knowledge of the wineries across the country. Indeed, from rich and complex reds to light and aromatic white wines, French wines are as varied and interesting as they are enjoyable to drink, making this country a firm favorite for wine lovers across the globe.
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Region: Alsace

Alsace has to be one of the most fascinating regions of France, with a history which stretches back millennia, and demonstrates perfectly the kind of blended culture that can arise from being located on the border between two enormously important, yet very different countries. Indeed, being on the border between France and Germany has resulted in Alsatian wines being something of a mix between the wines of these two countries. Riesling varietal grapes are grown in enormous quantities here, and display all of their crisp, dry complexity perfectly in the famous wines of Alsace. Alongside this typically Germanic wine, Alsatian vintners also produce plenty of Pinot Noir, Gewurztraminer, Muscat and Sauvignon Vert wines, all of which are superb when it comes to expressing the finer features of the wonderful Alsatian terroir.
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Country: France

Year in, year out, France enjoys its prestigious reputation as the producer of the finest wines in the world. With a wine making history which spans several thousand years and owes its expertise to the Romans, it comes as little surprise that this most highly esteemed of the Old World wine countries continues to impress and enchant both novices and experts to this day. Despite the rise in quality of wines from neighboring European countries, not to mention the New World, the French wine industry continues to boom, with up to eight billion bottles being produced in recent years. However, France prides itself on always putting quality before quantity, and the wide range in fine produce is a testament to the dedication and knowledge of the wineries across the country. Indeed, from rich and complex reds to light and aromatic white wines, French wines are as varied and interesting as they are enjoyable to drink, making this country a firm favorite for wine lovers across the globe.