Frères Engel Riesling Grand Cru Praelatenberg 2020
Frères Engel Riesling Grand Cru Praelatenberg 2020
Price: 26,00€
DESCRIPTION
The Grand Cru Praelatenberg is the jewel of the estate. Situated at the top of the hill, where the gneiss bedrock outcrops at only 40cm, this terroir gives the Riesling a unique mineral signature. The 2020 vintage, sunny and warm, was perfectly managed thanks to moderate yields, allowing hydric stress to be avoided.
To sculpt this great aging wine, the Engel brothers opt for patience. After a long 8-hour pressing, the wine is aged in stainless steel tanks on its lees for 23 months. This long aging allows the structure to be refined, the power of the vintage to be integrated, and the complexity of the terroir to be revealed.
Pale gold in color, this Riesling opens onto an intense nose of ripe citrus, spices, and menthol. The palate is a journey: first indulgent and lemony, it then unveils the "stony" texture of the gneiss before finishing with exceptional length and intense salinity. Although analytically "dry" (5g/l sugar for 6.6g/l acidity), it possesses a remarkable richness of texture.
REGION
Alsace
France
Alsace is a wine region in northeast France with strong French and German influences. It stands apart from other French regions thanks to its significant production of Riesling and Gewürztraminer, often associated with German wines. If you love white wine, you have very likely tasted wines from Alsace. The Alsace vineyard is a leading producer of white wines thanks to its dry climate, but climate change points to more Pinot Noir being grown in the region.
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A great terroir Riesling. You can literally feel the stone on the palate! The finish is endless and saline. Magnificent today but with enormous aging potential.