Moenchberg is a prestigious Grand Cru vineyard in Alsace, known for its unique terroir, which combines limestone and sandstone soils, producing wines of remarkable minerality and complexity. This area is near the town of Andlau, and Domaine Gresser, a family estate with deep roots in Alsace winemaking, utilizes this terroir to create exceptional Rieslings.
Winemaking: Gresser is known for a respectful and minimal intervention approach to winemaking, often involving biodynamic practices.
Tasting Notes and Characteristics:
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Nose: The aroma is intense and complex, with notes of green apples, lemon and lime, combined with a characteristic petroleum note, which is typical of mature Riesling.
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Taste: On the palate, the wine is alive and fresh, thanks to the high acidity, but with an impressive depth and concentration. The palate reveals citrus fruits, green fruits, and perhaps a touch of peach or apricot, all underpinned by an intense mineral structure that is both salty and chalky.
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Finish: Moenchberg 2017 has a long, dry and complex finish where citrus and mineral notes continue to unfold, and perhaps with a bit of spicy heat from the alcohol.
Food pairing: This Riesling is ideal with seafood, especially oysters and seafood salads, but also with spicy Asian cuisine, light meat dishes such as chicken or pork in light sauces, or with Alsatian choucroute.
Potential for Storage: Riesling from Moenchberg, especially from a vintage like 2017, has enormous potential for storage. It can develop over decades, where its flavor notes will further integrate and the petroleum notes will become more pronounced and sophisticated.
Gresser - Moenchberg Riesling 2017 is a wine that illustrates Alsace's ability to produce Rieslings of the highest class, with an extraordinary ability to express their terroir. It is a bottle for white wine lovers who seek both purity, complexity and a connection to the place it comes from.
Area name: Alsace
Country: France
Wine type: White wine
Recommended for: I
deel for seafood, especially oysters and seafood salads, but also for spicy Asian cuisine, light meat dishes such as chicken or pork in light sauces
Grapes: 100% Riesling
Organic: Yes
Winery: Domaine Rémy Gresser
