2021 Albert Boxler Pinot Blanc Reserve Alsace, France Bodega Vistalba with lots of raspberry fruit

with lots of raspberry fruit and supporting flavors like sweet pipe tobacco

the tannins are especially prominent

Saint Emilion from Clos des Jacobins Grand Cru Classé vineyard is a prestigious redwine made predominantly from Merlot grapes and is is aged for 18 months in barriques

mocha and mint

This generously oaky wine offers a plush

2021 Albert Boxler Pinot Blanc Reserve Alsace, France Bodega Vistalba with lots of raspberry fruitThe 2021 Pinot Blanc is from granitic vineyards around Niedermorschwihr, including a parcel of Auxerrois planted in 1943 and 1946. A gentle note of ripe, yellow pear rises from the glass, framed with lemon. The palate is bright and slender but comes with a lovely, zesty concentration that attests to 2021s freshness. The finish is bone dry and rather vividly zesty for Pinot Blanc. Vinous